<p>Bengaluru: The Karnataka Lokayukta has arrested three government officials and a car driver for taking bribes in two separate cases, officials said on Thursday. </p>.<p>The arrested were Nagraj ML, Chief General Manager, Operations (Electrical) at Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom); his driver Murali Krishna; Naveen Thotaganti, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) at Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB); and GH Mallapur, Assistant Engineer (AE), KIADB. </p>.<p>In the first case, Lokayukta police arrested Krishna red-handed accepting Rs 7,50,000 at the vehicle parking. Officials said Krishna acted at Nagraj's behest. </p>.<p>According to the complainant, Nagraj had demanded the sum to change the electrical connection from commercial tariff to industrial tariff. A case has been registered against the duo under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. </p>.<p>In the second case, the sleuths caught Thotaganti and Mallapur when they accepted a bribe of Rs 1,20,000, the officials said. </p>.<p>The suspects had demanded Rs 1,50,000 for project approval to construct a factory at Sompura Industrial Area in Nelamangala, as per the complainant. </p>.<p>A case has been registered under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, officials said. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: The Karnataka Lokayukta has arrested three government officials and a car driver for taking bribes in two separate cases, officials said on Thursday. </p>.<p>The arrested were Nagraj ML, Chief General Manager, Operations (Electrical) at Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom); his driver Murali Krishna; Naveen Thotaganti, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) at Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB); and GH Mallapur, Assistant Engineer (AE), KIADB. </p>.<p>In the first case, Lokayukta police arrested Krishna red-handed accepting Rs 7,50,000 at the vehicle parking. Officials said Krishna acted at Nagraj's behest. </p>.<p>According to the complainant, Nagraj had demanded the sum to change the electrical connection from commercial tariff to industrial tariff. A case has been registered against the duo under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. </p>.<p>In the second case, the sleuths caught Thotaganti and Mallapur when they accepted a bribe of Rs 1,20,000, the officials said. </p>.<p>The suspects had demanded Rs 1,50,000 for project approval to construct a factory at Sompura Industrial Area in Nelamangala, as per the complainant. </p>.<p>A case has been registered under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, officials said. </p>