# Town planning official caught taking three lakh rupee bribe

> A Member Secretary and driver in Karnataka were arrested red-handed accepting a bribe to convert land use in Manvi.
- Title: Town planning official caught taking three lakh rupee bribe
- Summary: A Member Secretary and driver in Karnataka were arrested red-handed accepting a bribe to convert land use in Manvi. Lokayukta police arrested a town planning…
- Keywords: lokayukta, yadgir, manvi, bribe, town planning, corruption, karnataka, news, politics, Town, planning, official
- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/lokayukta-traps-town-planning-official-driver-accepting-3-lakh-bribe-in-yadgir/article71592815.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-10-16T15:21:28+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lokayukta, yadgir, manvi, bribe, town planning, corruption, karnataka, news, politics
## Official and driver arrested for bribe
Lokayukta police caught Sharanappa, Member Secretary of Town Planning Office Manvi, and driver Santosh Kumar red-handed accepting three lakh rupees at Yadgir Urban Development Authority office on Friday.
## Bribe demanded for land conversion
The accused allegedly demanded three lakh rupees from Sudhakar, a Manvi resident, to process and execute official duties converting non-agricultural sites into commercial land in Manvi.
## Case filed under corruption law
A case has been registered under Section seven A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, nineteen eighty-eight Amendment Act two thousand eighteen. Deputy Superintendent of Police Shivanand Pawadashetty led the trap operation.
## Key takeaway

Lokayukta police arrested a town planning official and driver in Yadgir for accepting three lakh rupees to process land conversion from non-agricultural to commercial use.