The action was taken on the basis of a complaint from Giridhar Shetty of Sagar Courts in Kottara in Mangaluru.
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Lokayukta sleuths on Saturday, 23 March, arrested Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner Mansoor Ali Khan for allegedly demanding a bribe of ₹25 lakh for issuing a Transferrable Development Rights (TDR) certificate.
The sleuths also arrested a broker, Mohammed Saleem, while he was accepting the money.
“Under the guidance of in-charge Superintendent of Police of Mangaluru, a successful trap was laid on Saturday,” the Lokayukta said in a statement.
The action was taken based on a complaint from Giridhar Shetty of Sagar Courts in Kottara in Mangaluru. The officer kept the file pertaining to the issuance of TDR certificates pending and allegedly demanded ₹25 lakh.
“Accused-2 (Saleem) was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe amount and accused-1 (Mansoor Ali) is secured,” the statement read.
The Lokayukta Police have registered a case under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the accused and launched a probe.
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