Yadgir: Lokayukta traps Health Department assistant for accepting ₹20,000 bribe via UPI
The Karnataka Lokayukta Police arrested a Health Department assistant in Yadgir for accepting a bribe via UPI. The official allegedly demanded a 20% commission from a farmer to release a sanctioned government incentive.
Why it matters
It demonstrates the use of digital payment trails in anti-corruption investigations and highlights ongoing issues with bureaucratic graft.
The Karnataka Lokayukta Police have trapped an official of the District Health and Family Welfare Department in Yadgir for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹20,000 through a UPI transaction.
According to a press release issued by the Lokayukta Police, the accused, Shrikant Bhavimani, Administrative and Programme Assistant, had allegedly demanded 20% commission from a beneficiary for releasing an incentive amount under the National Quality Assurance Programme (NQAP).
The complainant, Parameshwar Jamadar, 39, a farmer from Chitali village in Aland taluk of Kalaburagi district, alleged that although an incentive of ₹1,39,750 had been sanctioned to his account under the programme, the official demanded a commission for facilitating its release.
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