<p>A Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) from Nelamangala’s Agalkuppe gram panchayat was caught by the Lokayukta police in the act of receiving a bribe on Thursday.</p>.<p>A police team supervised by Srinath Mahadev Joshi successfully set a trap to catch the officer, N Narasimhamurthy, based on a complaint filed by Shivanna, a resident of Vijayanagar.</p>.<p>A few days ago, Shivanna visited the gram panchayat office for khata transfer of a two-acre land in Nijagal village within the gram panchayat limits.</p>.<p>Narasimhamurthy demanded a bribe of Rs 6 lakh to get the work done, asking for Rs 2 lakh in advance. Not wanting to pay the bribe, Shivanna reported the matter to the Lokayukta police.</p>.<p>Going by the police's instructions, Shivanna went to Narasimhamurthy's office and handed over Rs 2 lakh on Thursday afternoon.</p>.<p>The Lokayukta police arrested Narasimhamurthy when he was in possession of the bribe money.</p>.<p>Following the trap, police conducted searches at Narasimhamurthy's residence and other properties and found Rs 13 lakh in cash. The documents found at his residence are being verified.</p>
<p>A Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) from Nelamangala’s Agalkuppe gram panchayat was caught by the Lokayukta police in the act of receiving a bribe on Thursday.</p>.<p>A police team supervised by Srinath Mahadev Joshi successfully set a trap to catch the officer, N Narasimhamurthy, based on a complaint filed by Shivanna, a resident of Vijayanagar.</p>.<p>A few days ago, Shivanna visited the gram panchayat office for khata transfer of a two-acre land in Nijagal village within the gram panchayat limits.</p>.<p>Narasimhamurthy demanded a bribe of Rs 6 lakh to get the work done, asking for Rs 2 lakh in advance. Not wanting to pay the bribe, Shivanna reported the matter to the Lokayukta police.</p>.<p>Going by the police's instructions, Shivanna went to Narasimhamurthy's office and handed over Rs 2 lakh on Thursday afternoon.</p>.<p>The Lokayukta police arrested Narasimhamurthy when he was in possession of the bribe money.</p>.<p>Following the trap, police conducted searches at Narasimhamurthy's residence and other properties and found Rs 13 lakh in cash. The documents found at his residence are being verified.</p>