Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Two Koppal Officials Arrested in Alleged Rs 40,000 Bribe Trap
Ramu wanted land he inherited to be recorded in his name.
The land had come to him from his maternal grandfather through a will.
He said two local officials asked him for Rs 40,000 to complete the paperwork.
Ramu reported the demand to Lokayukta police in Koppal on October 5.
The police then planned a trap.
On Tuesday, the officials were allegedly caught taking the money from him.
The money was seized.
The two men were arrested, and the case concerns an alleged bribe.
A Panchayat administrative officer and a village assistant were arrested in a Lokayukta trap in Koppal.
The two allegedly demanded Rs 40,000 to transfer inherited land records into a beneficiary’s name.
The beneficiary, Ramu, had inherited the land from his maternal grandfather through a will.
Ramu filed a complaint with the Koppal Lokayukta police station on October 5.
Officials said the accused were caught allegedly accepting the money at around 12.40 pm on Tuesday, and the amount was seized.
- Who
- Panchayat administrative officer Somanath T and village assistant Hanumesh Bandi Anjaneya were arrested; Ramu reported the alleged demand.
- What
- The two officials were allegedly caught accepting Rs 40,000 in a Lokayukta trap.
- When
- The complaint was filed on October 5; the trap took place on Tuesday at around 12.40 pm.
- Where
- Koppal; the land-record application was submitted at the Gangavathi Tahsildar's office.
- Why
- The money was allegedly demanded to transfer inherited land records into Ramu's name.
- Alleged bribe
- Rs 40,000
- Accused
- Somanath T, administrative officer of Sangapur, and village assistant Hanumesh Bandi Anjaneya
- Complainant
- Ramu, a resident of Anjanahalli in Gangavathi taluk
- Complaint date
- October 5
- Trap time
- Around 12.40 pm on Tuesday
- Land-record request
- Transfer of land inherited through a will from Ramu's maternal grandfather
- Action taken
- The alleged bribe money was seized and the two officials were arrested