Archive · 19 Jun 2025
BBMP Engineer Arrested for Allegedly Accepting Bribe
Imagine a city engineer who was supposed to pay a contractor for some work.
But, the engineer asked for money (a bribe) to make sure the contractor got paid.
The contractor told on the engineer.
Then, some special police set up a plan and caught the engineer taking the bribe.
The engineer was arrested and the money was taken.
Now, the police will figure out what happens next.
A BBMP executive engineer was arrested for accepting a bribe.
The engineer, H V Yarappa Reddy, was caught red-handed by Lokayukta sleuths.
The bribe was allegedly in exchange for clearing a contractor's pending bill.
The complainant, Hemanth G M, reported the demand to the Lokayukta.
Authorities seized Rs 10 lakh and are conducting further investigations.
- Who
- H V Yarappa Reddy, an executive engineer of BBMP, was arrested.
- What
- A BBMP engineer was arrested for accepting a bribe.
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Bengaluru
- Why
- Allegedly to process a pending bill.
- Accused
- H V Yarappa Reddy
- Position
- Executive Engineer
- Organization
- BBMP
- Bribe Amount
- Rs 10 lakh
- Complainant
- Hemanth G M
- Action
- Arrested for corruption