Karnataka Minister K J George’s OSD nabbed for accepting ₹50,000 bribe

Bengaluru: The Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Karnataka Energy Minister K J George was caught red-handed by the Karnataka Lokayukta sleuths in a graft case here on Saturday evening.

According to a statement issued by Lokayukta, Jyothi Prakash (50), Executive Engineer with KPTCL and OSD to the Energy Minister, along with his car driver Naveen M (34), were arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe.

The case was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The complainant, Anantharaju K M (37), a resident of Byadarahalli, had approached the Lokayukta alleging that the OSD demanded a bribe for issuing a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to DR Developers for electricity sanction.

While the initial demand was ₹1 lakh, the accused allegedly agreed to settle the matter for ₹50,000, which was accepted during the trap, the statement read.

Officials said that investigation is underway.

PTI