Mysuru, Aug. 4 -- Personal Assistant Shivakumar taken into custody; remanded to judicial custody after enquiry

Hunsur Assistant Commissioner (AC) Kavyarani and her Personal Assistant (PA) Shivakumar have been caught by the Lokayukta Police yesterday while they were allegedly accepting bribe in regards to a land issue.

The two were taken into custody by Lokayukta Police and after questioning them, they were produced before a Magistrate who remanded the AC and her PA to judicial custody.

Details: A case pertaining to four acres and 20 guntas of land on survey number 17/26 of H.D. Kote taluk was before Hunsur AC's Court since one year.

The AC had reportedly demanded Rs. 10.50 lakh from complainant Dr. Roopa of Bengaluru. Dr. Roopa, who h...