ACB officials on Thursday arrested a shirastedar at Kasaba hobli in Devanahalli taluk on charges of graft. The suspect Honnappa, was arrested while offering Rs 50,000 to an RTI activist.
The complainant, an RTI activist, had filed two RTI applications at the district commissioners office and also at the Devanahalli taluk office pertaining to the entry in the RTC document about land conversion.
An official said that the RTI activist had found that the RTC entry stated that nine acres of land had been converted for non-agricultural purpose. However, the activist received two different replies on his RTI application. While the district administration stated that the conversion has not been done, the taluk office stated that the documents pertaining to the land "were not available."
Two contradictory replies on the same land confirmed the irregularities in the land conversion and the RTI activist started enquiring about the documents.
At that time, shirastedar Honnappa approached the activist and offered a bribe of Rs 50,000 to stay way from the land conversion issue. Honnappa was arrested while offering the bribe.
The complainant, an RTI activist, had filed two RTI applications at the district commissioners office and also at the Devanahalli taluk office pertaining to the entry in the RTC document about land conversion.
An official said that the RTI activist had found that the RTC entry stated that nine acres of land had been converted for non-agricultural purpose. However, the activist received two different replies on his RTI application. While the district administration stated that the conversion has not been done, the taluk office stated that the documents pertaining to the land "were not available."
Two contradictory replies on the same land confirmed the irregularities in the land conversion and the RTI activist started enquiring about the documents.
At that time, shirastedar Honnappa approached the activist and offered a bribe of Rs 50,000 to stay way from the land conversion issue. Honnappa was arrested while offering the bribe.