Shikaripur, Nov 19: The Lokayukta Police arrested one Manjunath T.S., Panchayat Development Officer of Baganakatte panchayat in Shikaripur taluk, while accepting a bribe from a woman who lost her house due to heavy rains in 2021.
The accused had demanded a bribe from the woman to release the final installment of the amount sanctioned to build her house under the Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme.
The police arrested him while accepting the bribe at his office and confiscated the amount.
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