[1]Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Shivaraj V. Patil as Lokayukta. He had quit following allegations that he acquired two housing plots in Bengaluru in violation of the rules.
The state's first ombudsman to leave office amid a row, Patil tendered his resignation to Bhardwaj Monday evening after explaining to him that no rules had been violated and no impropriety committed in purchasing the second plot in his wife Annapurna's name, Raj Bhavan sources said.
Patil had assumed office Aug 3, succeeding N. Santosh Hegde, a key aide of social activist Anna Hazare in his campaign against corruption.
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