Mysore/Mysuru: A First Division Assistant (FDA), attached to the Department of Women and Child Development in Periyapatna taluk, was caught red-handed by Lokayukta personnel, while reportedly accepting bribe towards a favour at his office on Thursday. Vijay Kumar, FDA, had allegedly demanded a cut of Rs.40,000 towards issuing a tender cheque for Rs. 4 lakh…
Health Department official trapped while receiving bribe from caterer
April 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Lokayukta sleuths have caught a First Division Assistant (FDA) of the Health and Family Welfare Department while he was receiving a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a food caterer to release the bill amount. Shivanaga, Proprietor of Vinayaka Catering, had supplied food amounting to Rs. 5,16,000 to the trainees of Health and Family Welfare…
Bribe to release salary: Nanjangud BEO, Special Teacher in Lokayukta net
March 29, 2024Nanjangud: Lokayukta sleuths have trapped Nanjangud Block Education Officer (BEO) and a Special Teacher while they were accepting bribe to release the three months pending salary of a specially-abled teacher. Those trapped by the Lokayukta are BEO Shivalingaiah and Special Teacher Ramesh. They were caught red handed while receiving bribe amount of Rs. 5,000 from…
Lokayukta raids Govt. officials
March 28, 2024Property documents, jewellery, cash worth crores of rupees recovered Mysore/Mysuru: The Lokayukta sleuths, who conducted raids on offices, houses and farm houses of three Government officials in Mysuru and Kodagu on charges of amassing wealth disproportionate to the known sources of income yesterday, recovered jewellery, cash and property documents worth crores of rupees. The raids…
Lokayukta sleuths raid houses, offices of Govt. officials in Mysuru & other places
March 27, 2024Village Panchayat Development Officer owns villa in Eagleton Golf Resort; House in Alanahalli and bungalow in Nazarbad Mysore/Mysuru: In an early morning shock for the government officials, Lokayukta sleuths conducted simultaneous raids at offices, houses and farm houses belonging to the alleged corrupt officials across the State and recovered a large amount of cash, valuables…
Lokayukta raids two officials in city
January 31, 2024Documents related to bank accounts, jewellery and properties being verified Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the Statewide raids, about seven Lokayukta teams led by Mysuru Lokayukta SP S. Suresh Babu, carried out simultaneous raids at various locations in city this morning against two officials following complaints of having assets disproportionate to known sources of income. Raids…
Lokayukta Officials to hear grievances
January 6, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Division Lokayukta officials will receive complaints/ petitions from members of the public against Government officials and staff with respect to undue delay of work and demand for bribe at Government Offices and other complaints at the following venues on Jan. 10 from 11 am to 1 pm: At Taluk Panchayat Office in…
Unstable, leaky Kodagu DC Office retaining wall: Lokayukta team begins corruption angle probe
July 19, 2023Contradictory statements from PWD engineers, project contractor irk inspection team Madikeri: Following allegations of unscientific and substandard works of the 40-ft high and 140-metre wide retaining wall that was built to protect the Kodagu Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office at Madikeri that has now given way at many places due to continuous rains, officials from Lokayukta…
Mismanagement at K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba Hospital: Upa Lokayukta initiates suo motu case against officials
June 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Upa Lokayukta Justice K.N. Phaneendra has taken a proactive step by initiating suo motu proceedings against the authorities accountable for the mismanagement of K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru, which are affiliated with Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI). The initiation of the proceedings comes a week after Justice Phaneendra visited the…
Lokayukta Raids
May 31, 2023Search on at homes, offices of 1 MCC, 2 MUDA officers, 1 Sub-Registrar Mysore/Mysuru: Coordinated Lokayukta anti-corruption wing raids are underway in different locations across Karnataka against Government officials who have allegedly amassed assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. The raids began at 6 am by over 50 Lokayukta Officers and staff. The…
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