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Politics● LowSep 1 · Sep 1, 2026, 2:31 PM

Shivamogga: Government official sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for taking bribe to grant disability pension

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia

Girish, a resident of D.B. Halli in Holehonnur hobli, had approached the officer seeking the disability pension for his father Parameshwarappa, who has been speech-impaired since birth.

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