Hassan: Survey supervisor nabbed for taking bribe

Hassan: A survey supervisor at Hassan taluk office was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for taking bribe.

The arrested has been identified as Mahesh. He is a habitual offender and was trapped by Lokayukta Police a few years back

Mahesh had demanded Rs 35,000 from a farmer Purushottam of Hanumantapur, to transfer land records to his name from his father. The farmer approached the ACB officials and filed a complaint agaist the survey supervisor.

Following the complaint, a team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Krishnamurthy and Inspectors Bharatgowda and Jagadeesh trapped Mahesh under the guidance of ABC Superintendent of Police J K Rashmi.

Mahesh had asked one of his friends to collect the cash from Purushottam. We trapped him when the surveyor taking money from his friend,” officials informed.