Udupi: 10 July 2012: The Lokayukta officials raided Regional Transport Office (TRO0 in Udupi and have arrested some men working as brokers for this department. On receiving many complaints from the public, this raid took place suddenly on Monday evening and 3 men have been arrested.
The officials who took part in the raid were Mangalore Lokayukta SP Jayamaynav and Udupi Lokayukta Inspectors Dinesh, Inspector Thimmaya and staff and confiscated Rs. 1.5 lakh without records and other machinery such as phones, photocopy machines etc to check irregularities. The case has been registered on them.
It is alleged that these brokers have been taking double of money for Vehicle Registration License etc which is much more than the actual fees for these services and have been robbing the local people. It is learnt that this is going on with the knowledge of officials of the TRO, however none of them are caught in this raid.