BENGALURU: A senior assistant public prosecutor was caught by Lokayukta police while he was accepting Rs 10,000 as bribe from a resident of Tuberahalli in Whitefield on Saturday.

The Tubarahalli resident V Subramani was a complainant in a case registered at Varthur police station. The case was investigated by the police and a chargesheet was filed in the case. The senior assistant public prosecutor identified as R Srinivasa Raju allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 intially to scrutinize the chargesheet that is to be submitted before a court. Subramani paid Rs 20,000 but the public prosecutor further demanded for Rs 10,000. As Subramani was unwilling to pay the money he approached the Lokayukta police in the city.

On Saturday after the complaint was received from Subramani, the Lokayukta police laid a trap. Srinivasa Raju was accepting the bribe amount of Rs 10,000 when he was caught in his official chambers. The entire bribe amount was recovered and Srinivasa Raju was arrested and produced before the Lokayukta judge.