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Lokayukta sleuths arrest geologist for accepting bribe

The Lokayukta officials on Monday arrested a geologist with the Mines and Geology Department in Chickballapur while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹35,000 from a businessman for an official favour.

The accused Chetan was booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act and taken into custody for further investigation.

The accused had allegedly demanded ₹1 lakh from Sanjay Krishna to issue a technical report to recommend granite mining lease. Based on a complaint by Sanjay Krishna, a team of officials led by Inspector Shivaprasad laid a trap and allegedly arrested Chetan red-handed while accepting the bribe.

The accused had allegedly taken ₹25,000 as advance and was caught while accepting the second installment of ₹35,000.

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