The Haveri Lokayukta Police caught a child development officer and a data entry operator red-handed accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 in Haveri on Saturday.
Based on a complaint filed by Santosh Thakoorappa Surve of Haveri, who runs a ‘Mahila Santvana Kendra’, the Lokayukta police had laid the trap and arrested child development officer Jayashree Patil and data entry operator Raju Pujar.
The accused officer had allegedly demanded a commission of 10% for releasing the second instalment of grant for the 2023-24 fiscal year to the Mahila Santvana Kendra. On Saturday, when Ms. Patil received the bribe amount of ₹10,000 through Raju Pujar, the arrests were made.
