Lokayukta arrests officer

Bangalore, Mar 27 (UNI) Lokayukta sleuths arrested an executive officer of Yelahanka on bribery charges.

A Lokayukta press release said H Venkatachaliah S D A had demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 from Ms Nagaratna to issue a duplicate Hakku Patra for a site allotted at Saneguruvanahally.

After bargaining, he agreed to accept Rs 45,000 and took Rs 10,000 as advance.

Today, after a successful trap, Ventatachaliah was caught red handed while accepting the bribe from the complaintant.

UNI RM SIV GM 1908