Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) Preeti Raj attached to Kaulaga (B) Gram Panchayat of Kalburgi Taluk was suspended on Tuesday, a day after she was arrested by the Lokayukta Police while accepting bribe online.
Kalburgi Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Bhanwar Singh Meena has issued an order to suspend the erring officer and conduct an investigation.
A team of Lokayukta police arrested him red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 17,000 through online transactions at a residence in Dariyapur Layout on the outskirts of the city on Monday morning.
He was prosecuted under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The suspension order issued under the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification Control and Appeals) Rules 1957 states that an officer should not leave his headquarters without the prior permission of the competent authority.
published – December 17, 2024 at 08:13 pm IST