Thomas (Special correspondent)
The 23rd City Civil and Session court on Monday convicted Assistant revenue officer of BBMP under Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced him undergo four years of imprisonment with a fine of Rs 3 lakh .
The convict Lingaiah,was working in Mahalakshmipuram ward had demanded Rs 2.5 lakh from a person for Khata transfer.
Lingaiah was caught by ACB officials red handed while accepting an advance amount of Rs 1 lakh from the complainant in March 2017.
The ACB officials filed a charge sheet and submitted before the court and after three years of trail,the court held him guilty and convicted.
Special court Judge,Lakshminarayana Bhat sentenced Lingaiah to rigorous imprisonment of four years and also ordered him to pay a fine of Rs 3 lakh.
Lingaiah was convicted for the offences of demand of bribe under Section 7 and acceptance of bribe under Section 13 (1) (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act.
