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Unable to pay bribes, couple in Karnataka seek mercy killing
The Hindu | 10/11/2022 02:00 PM | Click to read full article
A couple is claiming that they have been dejected over repeated demands from government officers for bribes to clear sites in their private residential layout. Srikanth Naik told mediapersons that the Panchayat Development Officer had demanded a bribe of ₹5 lakh to clear the sites in the layout. Later, the Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer demanded ₹10 lakh for the same.
