<p class="title">The ACB sleuths caught the district officer for disabled welfare, Sampath Kumar while he was receiving a bribe to sanction a two-wheeler.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Veena, a physically challenged woman from Bettageri village of Madikeri taluk, had applied for the vehicle facility provided by the department, in March 2020.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sampath Kumar had demanded a kick-back of Rs 12,000 to sanction the facility. On April 23, he had taken Rs 3,000 as advance and asked her to give the remaining Rs 9,000 on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, Veena had submitted a complaint to the Anti-Corruption Bureau.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When Sampath Kumar was receiving Rs 9,000 from Veena, near Madikeri Toll Gate on Monday, the ACB sleuths arrested him red-handed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The raid was carried out under the guidance of ACB (South Zone) SP Arunangshu Giri. DySP Sadananda A Tippanna and SI Harish N P also took part in the raid.</p>
<p class="title">The ACB sleuths caught the district officer for disabled welfare, Sampath Kumar while he was receiving a bribe to sanction a two-wheeler.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Veena, a physically challenged woman from Bettageri village of Madikeri taluk, had applied for the vehicle facility provided by the department, in March 2020.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sampath Kumar had demanded a kick-back of Rs 12,000 to sanction the facility. On April 23, he had taken Rs 3,000 as advance and asked her to give the remaining Rs 9,000 on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, Veena had submitted a complaint to the Anti-Corruption Bureau.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When Sampath Kumar was receiving Rs 9,000 from Veena, near Madikeri Toll Gate on Monday, the ACB sleuths arrested him red-handed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The raid was carried out under the guidance of ACB (South Zone) SP Arunangshu Giri. DySP Sadananda A Tippanna and SI Harish N P also took part in the raid.</p>