Koppal, July 16 -- The Karnataka Lokayukta has arrested a former executive engineer of the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL) in connection with the alleged Rs 78-crore corruption case involving irregularities in the execution of government-funded development works in Koppal district.

The arrested accused has been identified as Jharanappa M. Chincholikar , a former Executive Engineer of KRIDL. Lokayukta police also arrested Devaraj Reshme , who served as a group leader in the department. Both were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.

The arrests mark a significant development in the high-profile corruption case that involves alleged large-scale financial irregularities in the implementation o...