Shivamogga: Government official sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for taking bribe to grant disability pension
A former revenue official in Shivamogga, Karnataka, has been sentenced to four years in prison for demanding a bribe to process a disability pension. The conviction follows a 2017 sting operation by the Karnataka Lokayukta Police.
Why it matters
This case serves as a reminder of anti-corruption efforts within the public sector and the legal consequences for officials exploiting vulnerable citizens.
The First Additional District and Sessions and Special Court, Shivamogga, on Tuesday (September 1) sentenced a Revenue Department official to four years’ imprisonment for taking a bribe to grant disability pension to a speech-impaired person. The officials was also slapped with a fine of ₹40,000.
Pushpalatha, the convicted, was working as deputy tahsildar of Bhadravathi taluk in 2017. Girish, a resident of D.B. Halli in Holehonnur hobli, had approached the officer seeking the disability pension for his father Parameshwarappa, who has been speech-impaired since birth. Girish had obtained a medical certificate to claim the pension. However, the officer demanded a bribe of ₹10,000 to grant the pension.
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