Bengaluru: The officials of Anti Corruption Bureau arrested a revenue officer attached to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for accepting a bribe of Rs 2.25 lakh from a villager for an official favour.
The ACB officials have identified the accused as Satish Kumar, attached to Horamavu ward. The police said that Satish Kumar had demanded and accepted Rs. 2 lakh in advance from a villager to help him pay taxes for his B Khata land.
When the accused demanded another Rs 2.25 lakh to issue the receipt, the villager approached the ACB police.
Based on the complaint, a team of officials raided the office and arrested Satish Kumar along with his associate C H Honnegowda while accepting the remaining amount – Rs. 1 lakh in cash and Rs 1.25 lakh cheque.
The duo were booked under Prevention of Corruption Act and remanded them to judicial custody.
