Bantwal, Sep 7, 2025: The Lokayukta police on Saturday arrested Peruvai Gram Panchayat president Nafissa and bill collector William on charges of accepting a bribe of ₹10,000.
According to the complaint, the money was demanded to sanction a borewell under the tribal sub-plan for agricultural land. The complainant stated that Nafissa asked him to pay ₹10,000 to take the file to Bengaluru and secure approval. Acting on the complaint, the Lokayukta police caught William while accepting the money on Nafissa’s directions.
Both Nafissa and William were booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act and produced before the jurisdictional court, which remanded them to judicial custody, officials said.