Daijiworld Media Network – Beltangady (EP)
Beltangady, Oct 11: A surveyor who demanded bribe for preparation of a sketch is trapped by the Lokayuktha here.
The suspect named Eregowda belongs to Hassan and is now staying at Puttur. He had put forth a demand of Rs 25,000 to prepare a land sketch for Purushotham Gowda for land conversion. The application was submitted through Kuttecha Mugera, document writer. Eregowda had put forth the demand through the document writer.
After bargaining several times, the demand had come down to Rs 2,000. Kuttecha Mugera lodged a complaint in this regard to the Lokayuktha. The Lokayuktha caught the suspect Eregowda with the money on Thursday October 10.
The raid was conducted by Dy S P Vittaldas Shetty and team on instructions by Lokayuktha SP Mohandas Shetty. Inspector Dileep and Manjayya were in the team.
After the news of raid spread, many curious people came to see the incident. They commented that their trust on the Lokayuktha has increased.