Lokayukta officials caught a case worker at the Tahsildar’s office in Wadagera red-handed while he was accepting bribe for disposing of a pending case on Friday.Praveen Kumar was accepting ₹50,000 bribe from complainant Mohammad Saleem Mulla of Naikal village assuring him of dispose of the case pending before the Tahsildar’s court when the Lokayukta officials caught him.The Lokayukta action came under the guidance of Superintendent of Police (Lokayukta) Siddaraju Chandrappa.Deputy Superintendent of Police J.H. Inamdar, Inspector Siddaraya Baloorgi and other staff were in the team that caught the Praveen Kumar.Praveen Kumar has been sent to judicial custody.Published - July 20, 2025 06:25 pm IST