Karnataka Lokayukta Police caught Hemanth Raju, Block Education Officer of Mudigere, red-handed while taking a bribe of ₹10,000 from a woman to recommend her for a compensatory job following her husband’s death.
Chikkamagaluru Lokayukta Inspector Anil Rathod and his staff were acting on a complaint by a woman whose husband, a teacher in a government school, died on May 15. The woman had submitted an application seeking a job on compensatory grounds.
The BEO and his assistant, Basheer Ahmed, had demanded ₹15,000 to recommend her name for the job. As she requested them to reduce the bribe amount, he brought it down to ₹10,000. The complainant had audio proof of the conversation. Later, she filed a complaint with the police.
