The licence applicant lodged a complaint with the Lokayukta.

Assistant drug controller caught by Lokayukta taking bribe in Karnataka

The accused officer had allegedly demanded a bribe to issue a licence to start a wholesale pharmacy firm

by · The Hindu

The Lokayukta caught an assistant drug controller in Bengaluru red-handed while taking a bribe from a pharmacist to grant his licence, on November 4.

The accused officer, Ajayraj D. Sha, had allegedly demanded ₹50,000 but settled for ₹40,000 to issue a licence to Subramanya to start a wholesale pharmacy firm.

Based on a complaint to the Lokayukta, a team of officials arrested Sha under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The officials later searched his house.

Published - November 05, 2024 02:30 pm IST

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