Kerala Village Officer Arrested in Kozhikode Bribery Trap Over Land Conversion

Overview

• VACB identified the accused as Ullasmon K R of the Olavanna village office and arrested him on November 29 after a sting operation in Kozhikode.
• Officials say he was caught near the NGO Quarters at Vellimadukunnu while accepting Rs 50,000 from a complainant seeking to change the category of 1.62 acres.
• The bureau alleges earlier demands of Rs 16.2 lakh, later reduced to Rs 8 lakh, with Rs 50,000 sought as an initial installment tied to accepting long-pending land tax.
• The Kozhikode unit set up the trap after receiving the complaint, and the accused was produced before the Vigilance Court.
• The case was part of a string of recent VACB traps, with the bureau reporting three bribery arrests in three days and 52 traps this year, mostly involving government employees.