Bengaluru: Lokayukta police arrest school staffer in ₹20,000 bribery case
A school staff member in Bengaluru was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹20,000. The accused, Renukaradhya K.S., was caught by Lokayukta police while processing pension-related documents. This incident highlights ongoing issues of corruption within public service sectors.
- ▪Renukaradhya K.S., a case worker at Karnataka Public School, was arrested for bribery.
- ▪The accused allegedly demanded ₹20,000 to process pension documents.
- ▪The arrest was made under the Prevention of Corruption Act after a complaint was filed.
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The Lokayukta police on Tuesday trapped and arrested a case worker attached to the Karnataka Public School at Minerva Circle while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹20,000 for processing pension-related documents.The accused, identified as Renukaradhya K.S., 50, was working as a case worker at the school located in V.V. Puram.According to the Lokayukta police, the complainant, Suresh R., a resident of Raghavendra Swamy Layout in Basapura near Electronic City, had approached the accused to forward his service book, along with the necessary documents, to the Accountant General’s office for further processing of pension benefits.The police alleged that the accused had demanded ₹20,000 as illegal gratification to do the work.Based on the complaint, officials of the Karnataka Lokayukta police…
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