The Anti-Corruption Bureau police of Chikkamagaluru laid a trap and arrested Shiva Kumar N.C., Assistant Director of Chikkamagaluru Urban Development Authority and Ramesh, a broker. The broker allegedly accepted a bribe of ₹2 lakh on behalf of Shiva Kumar.
The police laid the trap, acting on a complaint by Govindaraj, a resident of Chikkamagaluru. The officer had demanded a bribe from Govindaraj to clear 40% of sites in a layout coming up at Uppalli in Chikkamagaluru.
The ACB Police said that Ramesh, the broker received ₹2 lakh in cash near the CUDA office in the city on behalf of Shivakumar, who is Assistant Director of Town and Country Planning at CUDA.