HUBBALLI: Feb 21: BJP MLA Dr. Chandru Lamani and two of his personal assistants were trapped by the Lokayukta Police while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹5 lakh from a contractor in Laxmeshwar Town of Gadag district on Saturday.
The MLA allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 11 lakh for clearing a minor irrigation project. Class 1 contractor Vijay Pujar, from Chinchali village in Gadag taluk, complained to the Lokayukta Police.
On Saturday, at around 2:15 p.m., Dr. Lamani and his Personal Assistants, Manjunath Valmiki and Guru Naik, were trapped by the Lokayukta Police while accepting a bribe at Balaji Hospital run by him in Laxmeshwar town. He and his aides have been arrested
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