In a swift operation, a team of Lokayukta Police officers caught two engineers attached to the Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (GESCOM) red-handed while they were accepting bribe for official work in Shorapur of Yadgir district on Wednesday.
The accused officials have been identified as Sachin Yedake and Srishail Tammadadi.
According to a release from Deputy Superintendent of Police (Lokayukta) J.H. Inamdar, who supervised the raid, the engineers were caught while they were accepting an installment of ₹3,000 out of a total bribe of ₹9,000 they sought from complainant Bhairanna Devendra Ambiger, a resident of Tintini village.
The accused officials demanded gratification to approve and sanction paperwork for work previously executed by the complainant.
Following a detailed complaint lodged by Mr. Ambiger, the Lokayukta Police laid a trap on Wednesday and caught both the officers red-handed.
The two officers have been taken into custody under the relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and further investigation is under way, Lokayukta officials added.
Published - October 14, 2026 07:14 pm IST