File photo of the Karnataka Lokayukta, Justice Bhaskar Rao
After his son was arrested in a corruption case, the Lokayukta or ombudsman of Karantaka, Justice V Bhaskar Rao, is reportedly consulting legal experts about whether he should quit office today.
Justice Rao's son, Ashwin Rao, was arrested in Telangana for allegedly asking a state engineer for a crore as a bribe.
A special police team was created at the Lokayukta's request at the end of June to investigate the charges against his son and officials of the ombudsman agency, which is meant to tackle cases of corruption among government officers.
On Sunday night, the Lokayukta's joint commissioner, Syed Riyaz, was arrested in Bengaluru.
MN Krishnamurthy, an engineer working with the state's Public Works department, said in May that the Lokayukta's son warned him in May that unless he paid a crore, a corruption case would be registered against him by the ombudsman.
Justice Rao was appointed ombudsman of the state by the BJP in February 2013.