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ACB arrests land acquisition officer, revenue inspector for taking bribe

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January 4, 2017

Mangaluru, Jan 4: A special land acquisition officer of NHAI and a revenue inspector were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday on charge of accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 and Rs 5,000 for clearing a cheque, at NHAI office.

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The arrested have been identified as Gayathri N Nayak, assistant commissioner, special land acquisition officer and executive director of Dr Shivaram Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama and Tukrappa, revenue inspector, NHAI

According to Sudhir M Hegde, DSP, ACB, DK they had acted upon complaint of Yogish Kumar from Mulki where he complained that Gayathri N Nayak and Tukrappa had demanded Rs 25,000 for clearing a cheque of Rs 18 lakh.

The cheque was given as compensation to his two cents of land acquired by NHAI for road widening near Mulki.

Based on his complaint, ACB sleuths arrested duo when Yogish went to NHAI office near Mini Vidhana Soudha to give bribe total of Rs 25,000.

Sudhir added that arrested persons have been sent to Judicial Custody till January 18.

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