The Hindu·1 min read
Govt. official gets two-year jail term for taking bribe
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The Hindu Bureau
A Shivamogga court, on Thursday, convicted a government official for accepting a bribe and sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment, besides imposing a fine of ₹30,000.
Lokayukta officials trapped A.K. Kantharaj, an accountant assistant in the office of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Development Corporation in Shivamogga, while he was accepting a bribe of ₹10,000.
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