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'I've spent crores to become a corporator'
Updated On: 19 July, 2010 08:29 AM IST | | Imran Gowhar
Congress corporator L Govindaraju reasoned with builder who got the Lokayukta to lay a trap for him that he was forced to demand bribes because he had shelled out massive amounts during the civic poll
Congress corporator L Govindaraju reasoned with builder who got the Lokayukta to lay a trap for him that he was forced to demand bribes because he had shelled out massive amounts during the civic poll
Lokayukta sleuths who trapped a BBMP corporator of the Congress party red-handed on Saturdayu00a0while accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a city builder on Friday reportedly admitted that he was on a recovery spree to recoup the crores he had invested in getting elected to the civic body.
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| Govindaraju was arrested under Section 7, 13(1) A of Lokayukta Act, which empowersu00a0Lokayukta Justice N Santhosh Hegde to investigate charges of corruption against public servants. He has been remanded to judicial custody Read Next Story Trending Stories |


