Bangalore:
A Deputy Tehsildar and another person have been arrested by the lokayukta police for accepting a bribe of Rs 80,000 from a person to grant an official favour.
Deputy Tehsildar Yelahanka, Venkatesh and another man were arrested while accepting the bribe from an agriculturist for changing the "Khata" of his land, Lokayukta sources said.
Venkatesh had initially demanded a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh but then settled for Rs 1 lakh, of which Rs 20,000 had already been paid, they said.
Both were nabbed while accepting the remaining amount of Rs 80,000, they said.