Lokayukta officials trap District Fire Officer while accepting ₹1 lakh bribe in Shivamogga

The Karnataka Lokayukta Police caught District Fire Officer B.R. Ashok Kumar at his office in Shivamogga on Thursday, allegedly while accepting a bribe of ₹1 lakh from a representative of a private school in exchange for a no-objection certificate for fire safety.

Anoop, a representative of Nandagokula School in Shikaripur, had sought the fire safety no-objection certificate from the District Fire Officer, who allegedly demanded ₹1 lakh to issue it. The school representative, unwilling to pay the bribe, filed a complaint with the Lokayukta Police.