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Lokayukta Police Nab Udupi Officials in Bribery Scandal

CosmicTaco · 2025-01-23T15:04:46.869290+05:30

- Lokayukta police arrested Panchayat Development Officer Umashankar and assistant G. Shekar for accepting a ₹22,000 bribe in Udupi. - The officials demanded ₹27,000 for issuing non-agricultural land forms, but were caught red-handed with ₹22,000. - The operation, led by DSP Manjunath, involved Lokayukta police from Mangaluru and Udupi. Source: [The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/pdo-sda-of-gangolli-gram-panchayat-caught-while-taking-bribe/article69128566.ece), [The Times Of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/pdo-clerk-caught-taking-rs-22k-bribe/articleshow/117464710.cms)

Lokayukta police arrested Panchayat Development Officer Umashankar and assistant G. Shekar for accepting a ₹22,000 bribe in Udupi.
The officials demanded ₹27,000 for issuing non-agricultural land forms, but were caught red-handed with ₹22,000.
The operation, led by DSP Manjunath, involved Lokayukta police from Mangaluru and Udupi.

Source: The Hindu, The Times Of India