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- A tehsildar in Dharwad, Karnataka, was caught red-handed by the Lokayukta while accepting a bribe of 50 lakh rupees in cash.
- Tehsildar Sachidananda Kuchnur had allegedly demanded the money along with one acre of land for correcting land records and carrying out the sub-division ('podi') of a developer's plot.
- A developer who had bought about 33 acres of land filed a complaint with the Lokayukta on Wednesday afternoon.
- The Lokayukta team laid a trap near KCD grounds, where the developer handed over the cash in a red bag and the officer was caught soon after.
- The case matters because it exposes bribery in the land records department and may trigger further departmental action in Dharwad.
What to watch next
- Further legal action against the tehsildar following the Lokayukta investigation
- Whether the Lokayukta decides to search the tehsildar's premises
- Possible departmental action in the land records wing
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