Mangaluru, Feb 2: A retired Panchayat Development Officer and a Panchayat Secretary in Mangaluru taluk were on Thursday sentenced to one year imprisonment in a bribery case.
The III Additional District and Sessions Judge B. Muralidhar Pai also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on finding the two guilty of accepting bribe of Rs. 3,000.
According to the chargesheet, Konaje Panchayat Development Officer Savithri and secretary Aboobacker P.J had demanded Rs. 3,000 from Sarika, a local resident, for giving door number.
The Lokayukta police arrested the two were while they were accepting bribe of Rs. 3,000 on March 28, 2012.
The judge sentenced the two to one year imprisonment and imposed fine of Rs. 5,000 each for the offences under Section 13 (1) (D) and Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The two sentences will run concurrently, the judge said.
Mangaluru, Jan 20: A teenage girl drowned after a boat in which she was traveling in capsized in the river Netravati at Uliya Hoige, Ullal, police said on Monday.
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Poor people. They might have some urgency. for small amount of money they have done the deal
Only just 300 rupees..! he could have try for bigger amount.
True.. Vijay Mallya still free even after big fraudulent activity, and some modi followers also free
From the bottom, panchayat corruption starting and it goes up. But big fishes wont be trapped in those nets. Only small bribery
Corruption is like cancer. Its spreads all over once get affected in system
Wow.. great job.. all corrupted should be removed
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