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Lokayukta police trap licensed surveyor for accepting ₹20,000 bribe

Lokayukta police trapped a licensed surveyor red-handed for allegedly accepting a ₹20,000 bribe from a 64-year-old farmer for preparing a land sketch near the Nelamangala Taluk Office on Wednesday.

The accused, Mahesh, son of Kempanna, a licensed surveyor in Nelamangala taluk, allegedly demanded ₹20,000 from Puttaswamy, a resident of Gudemaranahalli, to prepare the sketch of his land.

Acting on the complaint, Lokayukta police laid a trap and caught Mahesh while he was allegedly accepting the bribe amount near the Nelamangala Taluk Office on October 28.

The Bengaluru Rural Lokayukta Police Station registered a case under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

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