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Crime
Patwari Arrested for 47,000 Rupee Bribe in Panna Compensation Case
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 10 Sep 2026, 04:47 PM
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In Panna, a patwari was arrested for accepting a 47,000‑rupee bribe in the Ken‑Betwa link project compensation case. The accused had demanded 80,000 rupees from an indigenous farmer for higher compensation and forged documents.
A patwari in Panna district, Madhya Pradesh, was taken into custody by the local authorities after being found to have accepted a 47,000‑rupee bribe in a compensation dispute linked to the Ken‑Betwa link project.
According to the report, the patwari, identified as Santosh Chikawa, demanded 80,000 rupees from an indigenous farmer. The money was to secure a higher compensation amount and to produce necessary documents for the project.
The local revenue officer, acting on the complaint, arrested Chikawa and seized the bribe money. The incident has raised concerns about corruption in the management of compensation for affected farmers in the region.
The case is now under investigation, and authorities have pledged to take stringent action against officials involved in corrupt practices.
According to the report, the patwari, identified as Santosh Chikawa, demanded 80,000 rupees from an indigenous farmer. The money was to secure a higher compensation amount and to produce necessary documents for the project.
The local revenue officer, acting on the complaint, arrested Chikawa and seized the bribe money. The incident has raised concerns about corruption in the management of compensation for affected farmers in the region.
The case is now under investigation, and authorities have pledged to take stringent action against officials involved in corrupt practices.