Bangalore : The Lokayukta police have arrested a headmistress and a headmaster of government schools for demanding bribe from a private aided school, in return for a favourable report on the implementation of Right to Education Act (RTE). The arrested are Ramadevi of Government High School, Tippagondanahalli and Prakash of Government High School, Cholanayakanahalli, both […]

Bangalore : A day after the Lokayukta police raided his residence, Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa claimed on Tuesday that the raids have dispelled all confusion from the minds of people on the extent of his assets. Speaking to reporters here, he claimed that the assets (including cash and jewellery) seized during the raids […]

Bangalore : The Lokayukta police has trapped another corporator. This one for receiving a bribe of Rs 15,000. Having trapped two corporators previously, both of whom have received bail from the High Court, the Lokayukta police on Tuesday laid a successful trap for Congress corporator from Sudhamanagar, Kumari Avvayi. Based on a complaint from Channegowda […]

Mangalore : Lokayukta police led by its SP Mohandas Pai, have caught red handed Dr Anitha Ravishanker, Associate Professor in Sociology of Mangalore University on December 4, Tuesday. The Professor was caught while she was accepting a bribe from a research student. According to reports Dr Anitha Ravishankar had demanded Rs 5000 from Pema, while […]

Bangalore: Lokayukta police on Monday informed the Lokayukta court that a chargesheet would be filed within 15 days against Dasarahalli BJP MLA S Muniraju and two others in a complaint accusing him of claiming ownership of one acre 15 guntas (a gunta is 1/40 th of an acre) at Kereguddadahalli which did not belong to […]

Bangalore: Lokayukta Police on Monday filed a chargesheet against former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy in connection with a complaint alleging illegalities in denotification of government land in 2007 when he was the Chief Minister. Besides Kumaraswamy, former minister C Chennigappa, Raviprakash and Sriram, who were erstwhile owners of the land, have been charged under […]

Bellary: Siruguppa BJP-MLA, M.S. Somalingappa’s palatial residence and 6 other places were raided Simultaneously on Thursday by Lokayukta Police, who seized documents of value, cash amounts, and golden ornaments also, from the man facing charges of amassing wealth in illegal ways, and land-grab cases too. The police raids covered the MLA’s friends, relatives and employees […]

Bangalore: In a relief to BJP MLA C T Ravi, Lokayukta police filed a report in the Lokayukta special court, absolving him of charges of abuse of official power,but recommended cancellation of sites allotted to his wife in alleged violation of rules. They also gave a clean chit to Lakshminarayana, former Commissioner of Karnataka Housing […]

Bangalore: The Lokayukta police personnel on Friday conducted raids on the residences of a lady corporator and her relatives, to Unearth illegal assets worth Rs1.29crores. The BBMP Corporator N. Shanthakumari was from Moodalapalya. A Complaint against her, alleged that she misused power as Mahanagar corporator and amassed illegal wealth a Lokayukta statement informed. 750 grams […]

Karkala: Ajekar hobli revenue inspector, Trivikrama Adiga demanded a bribe from Chandrasekar Nayak of Hermunde to the extent of Rs 3,000, for changing the Khota (account) of his land, on application. Nayak informed Lokayukta police and trapped Adiga on Tuesday, when Lokayukta team arrested Adiga, while accepting Rs 3,000 red-handed from the informer. Lokayukta police […]