Rs 5.08 lakh bribe money seized from car in Karnataka

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The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) sleuths on Thursday seized a 'bribe' money of Rs 5.08 lakh in Karnataka's Bagalkot, said to have been collected by various offices of the Health department.

The cash in question was being transported in a car driven by Mahantesh Virupakshappa Nidasanur, a first division assistant at the office of the district health officer.

Following a tip-off, the ACB team, led Sameerullah, intercepted the car and seized the cash, along with a register pertaining to the travelling allowance bills of the Health department staff.

The ACB police have registered a case.