Analysis: Karnataka BJP MLA Chandru Lamani caught taking Rs 5 lakh bribe

GADAG:Lokayukta police in Karnataka caught Chandru Lamani, BJP MLA from Shirahatti in Gadag district, allegedly taking a Rs 5 lakh bribe from a contractor, during a raid at his Balaji Hospital in Laxmeshwar on Saturday.

Lamani, a medical practitioner, was taluk health officer in Laxmeshwar, and resigned from service to contest the 2023 assembly election.

A team led by SP Siddalingappa raided the hospital and detained the MLA after a class-1 contractor, Vijay Pujar, lodged a complaint alleging that the MLA had demanded an 11% commission for a Rs 1 crore retaining wall construction in Sankadal village.

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During the raid, Lamani’s PAs Manjunath Walmiki and Guru Lamani were also caught. Officials said they threw Rs 1 lakh into a neighbouring private school’s compound in an attempt to destroy evidence.