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Lokayukta traps town planning official, driver accepting ₹3 lakh bribe in Yadgir

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Lokayukta traps town planning official, driver accepting ₹3 lakh bribe in Yadgir
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The raid was executed following a complaint lodged by Sudhakar, a resident of Manvi town. 
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The raid was executed following a complaint lodged by Sudhakar, a resident of Manvi town.  | Photo Credit: File Photo

A Lokayukta police team on Friday caught the Member Secretary of the Town Planning Office, Manvi, and his driver red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹3 lakh at the Yadgir Urban Development Authority (YUDA) office in Yadgir.

​According to information provided by the Lokayukta Office in Raichur, the arrested officials have been identified as Sharanappa, Member Secretary (Town Planning), who holds additional charge of the Town Planning Office in Manvi, and Santosh Kumar, a driver working at the same office.

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