Mangalore : Lokayukta Sleuths Catch Food Dept Official Red-handed..
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Daijiworld Media Network- Mangalore (RS) 

Mangalore, Mar 31: District manager in food and civil supplies department was caught red-handed by Lokayukta officials on Wednesday March 31, when accepting bribe from a person at his office near central market in city.  

The official has been identified as Varada Iyengar. The officials who acted on a tip-off by transport businessman, Gururaja Shenoy caught the official red-handed while receiving Rs 10,000 from the informer.

Shenoy, a transport business had provided vehicles to the department on contract and against the same various bills amounting up to Rs 1,20,000 was due to the businessman from the department. The officer struck an illegal deal and demanded Rs 20,000 to pass the bills. While Shenoy paid Rs 10,000 to the official on Tuesday, the official was netted by the Lokayukta officials while accepting the remaining amount of Rs 10,000. 

Lokayukta inspector Udaya Nayak and other officials conducted the raid.