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Karnataka revenue officer arrested for allegedly accepting bribe
Some officers who work for the government are supposed to help people with land papers.
A lady officer named Kavyarani and her helper Shivakumar were in charge of sorting out a land problem in Mysuru.
A doctor named Roopa had bought a big piece of land but could not get the ownership papers changed to her name.
She said the officers asked for money to fix the problem.
The Lokayukta police, who catch dishonest government workers, set up a trick to catch them.
When the officers took the money, the police arrested them right away.
The officers are accused of accepting money to settle the land dispute.
One part of the news says the amount was Rs 5.5 lakh, while the headline mentions Rs 10.5 lakh.
Now the police will investigate what happened.
Taking money to do your job is illegal, which is why the officers were arrested.
Karnataka Lokayukta police arrested Kavyarani, a Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officer, and her assistant Shivakumar for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe.
The arrests followed a trap laid by Lokayukta police after a complaint by Dr Roopa, a Bengaluru resident, over a property dispute in Mysuru district.
Dr Roopa said she faced hurdles transferring the ownership record for 4.2 acres of land she had purchased under survey number 17/26 in HD Kote taluk.
The matter was pending before the revenue sub-division court, where Kavyarani presided as a quasi judicial authority to resolve such disputes.
The article headline references Rs 10.5 lakh to settle the dispute, while the report states the officers were caught accepting a Rs 5.5 lakh bribe.
- Who
- Kavyarani, Assistant Commissioner of the Hunsur revenue subdivision in Mysuru district, and her assistant Shivakumar, arrested by Karnataka Lokayukta police; complainant Dr Roopa, a Bengaluru resident.
- What
- The officers were arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to settle a property ownership dispute.
- Where
- Hunsur revenue subdivision in Mysuru district, Karnataka.
- When
- Monday, when the Lokayukta police conducted the trap operation.
- Why
- Dr Roopa allegedly had to pay a bribe because she faced hurdles transferring ownership of 4.2 acres of land she had purchased in HD Kote taluk, a case pending before the revenue sub-division court.
Key facts
- Arrested officers
- Kavyarani (KAS Assistant Commissioner) and assistant Shivakumar
- Bribe amount
- Rs 5.5 lakh allegedly accepted; headline references Rs 10.5 lakh for the dispute
- Complainant
- Dr Roopa, a Bengaluru resident
- Disputed property
- 4.2 acres under survey number 17/26 in HD Kote taluk
- Jurisdiction
- Hunsur revenue subdivision, Mysuru district, Karnataka
- Enforcement agency
- Karnataka Lokayukta police
- Method
- Trap operation based on complaint; officers caught red-handed






