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Lokayukta raid on Government First Grade College lecturer in city
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Lokayukta raid on Government First Grade College lecturer in city

December 5, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: Following a complaint of owning assets disproportionate to known sources of income, Lokayukta Police raided the house and various other property linked to a Government First Grade College lecturer in the city early this morning. Mahadeva Swamy, a lecturer at Government First Grade College, Nanjangud and resident of Gurukula Layout near J.P. Nagar Outer…

Lokayukta Cops nab officer who takes bribe digitally
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Lokayukta Cops nab officer who takes bribe digitally

September 16, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: An Officer attached to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Mysuru, who tried to play smart by allegedly taking bribe through digital payment on his colleague’s phone, has landed in the net of Lokayukta Police. Lokesh, Mysuru Rural Officer of FSSAI, is the accused who has been arrested on the charges of…

Lokayukta Cops trap CESC AEE while accepting bribe
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Lokayukta Cops trap CESC AEE while accepting bribe

June 10, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: In a late night operation on Thursday, the Lokayukta Police trapped a CESC (Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation) Engineer while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 2 lakh inside his car near the Hinkal Flyover on Hunsur Road in city. Ashok, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), CESC, who is working at Kushalnagar in Kodagu…

Lokayukta raids reveal a wealth of details
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Lokayukta raids reveal a wealth of details

June 1, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: In a State-wide operation yesterday, the Lokayukta Police anti-corruption wing raided several Government officials and conducted searches at more than 53 locations across Karnataka in connection with 15 disproportionate assets cases registered with 11 Lokayukta Police Stations. The Lokayukta Police conducted searches against a total of 15 Government officials including N. Mutha, Chief Accounts…

Bribe to provide Caste and Income Certificates: VA trapped by Lokayukta
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Bribe to provide Caste and Income Certificates: VA trapped by Lokayukta

April 21, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: Lokayukta Police have caught a Village Accountant (VA) red handed while accepting bribe from former Gram Panchayat Vice-President to provide Caste and Income Certificates. Nagaraju, the VA of Haraganahalli region in Nanjangud taluk is the one who was caught red handed by the Lokayukta Police. Nagaraju had demanded Rs. 3,000 from Haraganahalli Gram Panchayat…

BJP MLA arrested in bribery case after Court rejects bail
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BJP MLA arrested in bribery case after Court rejects bail

March 28, 2023

Bengaluru: Lokayukta Police yesterday arrested BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa in a corruption case, shortly after the Karnataka High Court rejected his bail application. The MLA was also the Chairman of Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd. Virupakshappa was arrested near Kyathsandra toll booth near Tumakuru Road by the Lokayukta Police. Sources said he was travelling from…

Lokayukta to receive public complaints
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Lokayukta to receive public complaints

September 26, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Division Lokayukta Police Officers will be receiving complaints from public at various taluks of the district from Sept. 27 to Oct. 20. Public can lodge their complaints regarding undue delay of works in Government Offices, demand for bribe and other such corrupt practices. Sept. 27: Periyapatna Taluk Panchayat premises; Sept. 30: Dr….

BDA corruption case: Relief to Yediyurappa as SC stays investigation
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BDA corruption case: Relief to Yediyurappa as SC stays investigation

September 23, 2022

New Delhi: Days after the Lokayukta Police registered a case against former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, his family members and at least two Government officials in connection with a corruption case, the Supreme Court this morning granted relief to the BJP leader and stayed the investigation. The Apex Court Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud…

Lokayukta must be strengthened at any cost: Justice Santosh Hegde
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Lokayukta must be strengthened at any cost: Justice Santosh Hegde

August 13, 2022

After HC abolished ACB, the corrupt are getting jittery, says former Lokayukta Mysore/Mysuru: With the Karnataka High Court on Thursday striking down the formation of ACB (Anti-Corruption Bureau), former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde said that the corrupt are getting jittery over the judgement, which has transferred all cases under the ACB to Lokayukta. Speaking…

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