India, Oct. 26 -- Mysuru, Oct. 26 - Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Kumara has accorded sanction to prosecute two Revenue Department officials - a former Revenue Inspector and a former Village Accountant - for illegally converting canal land (Government property) for residential purposes in Belagola village of Srirangapatna taluk.

The DC, who is the competent authority, issued the sanction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Amendment Act, 2018), Column 9(1)(C) against former Belagola Revenue Inspector Jayaramamurthy and former Village Accountant Puttaswamy.

However, Jayaramamurthy has been exempted from prosecution as he is suffering from a severe neurological condition, is bedridden and unable to communicate coherently, ...