Bengaluru, Jan 25: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officers have caught a Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) while accepting bribe for issuing ownership certificate for a site allotted under Ashraya scheme to a villager.
According to a ACB release here on Friday, Tumkur District, Chelur Gram Panchayat PDO R Siddeshwar had demanded Rs 60,000 bribe and was caught while accepting Rs 50,000 from the complainant for issuing the ownership right certificate.
Siddeshwar was arrested and the bribe amount was recovered. A case has been registered under Anti-Corruption Act and investigation is in progress.
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