A bill collector from Saldaga Town Municipal Council was caught red-handed by sleuths from Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 9,000 from a person to make his record of rights available on Thursday.
The Bill collector has been identified as Ashok Hegde.
ACB Superintendent of Police B S Nemgouda informed that complainant Shivanand Karangali, a resident of Sadalga approached the civic body for a record of rights regarding the house allotted under the Ashraya Scheme. Bill collector Hegde demanded Rs 15,000 and later settled for Rs 9000. Shivanand had filed a complaint with ACB.
The ACB tricked Hegde and caught him accepting the graft from the complainant. He was arrested and sent into judicial custody. Police Inspectors H Sunilkumar, A S Godigoppa and staff conducted the raid.
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