Bengaluru: The Karnataka Lokayukta has arrested three government officials and a car driver for taking bribes in two separate cases, officials said on Thursday.
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.
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.
