Date:27/07/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/27/stories/2005072720750400.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Revenue official held on bribery charge

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: The Tumkur Lokayukta police on Tuesday caught a revenue inspector for allegedly accepting Rs. 1,300 as bribe for releasing a cheque related to land acquisition.

According to a press release, Mallikarjun, the revenue inspector, had demanded Rs. 1,300 from 50-year-old K.B. Mahalingappa for issuing a cheque of Rs. 53,000.

The accused was arrested by the Tumkur Lokayukta police and remanded in judicial custody.