The Lokayukta officials on Monday arrested a geologist with the Mines and Geology Department in Chickballapur while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹35,000 from a businessman for an official favour.
The accused Chetan was booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act and taken into custody for further investigation.
The accused had allegedly demanded ₹1 lakh from Sanjay Krishna to issue a technical report to recommend granite mining lease. Based on a complaint by Sanjay Krishna, a team of officials led by Inspector Shivaprasad laid a trap and allegedly arrested Chetan red-handed while accepting the bribe.
The accused had allegedly taken ₹25,000 as advance and was caught while accepting the second installment of ₹35,000.
