Kalaburagi: Shivasharanappa, the warden of the Taluk Backward Classes Welfare Department hostel in Kalaburagi, has been arrested by Lokayukta police for accepting a bribe of ₹15,000. The arrest occurred as the warden was caught red-handed receiving the bribe from an assistant cook employed at the hostel.
Shivasharanappa, who oversees the hostel serving students of Gulbarga University, had allegedly been extorting the Group D employee for a bribe of ₹20,000. The warden threatened to mark the assistant cook absent in the attendance register if the bribe was not paid.
Frustrated by the ongoing harassment, the assistant cook reported the matter to the Lokayukta police. Acting on the complaint, a team led by Lokayukta Superintendent BK Umesh, along with Deputy SP Geetha Benal, Assistant Sub-inspector Basavaraj, and other officers, conducted an investigation and apprehended the warden during the bribery transaction.
Shivasharanappa has been detained and is currently in judicial custody. The arrest highlights the Lokayukta’s continued efforts to combat corruption within public institutions.
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