Kolar: Upa Lokayukta B Veerappa Friday pulled up Narasapur gram panchayat development officer (PDO) over alleged corrupt practices, after finding that the official had received money from a beneficiary.Questioning the PDO’s explanation for the transaction, Veerappa warned him against giving evasive answers and said public servants should not treat gram panchayats as their ancestral property.Veerappa, who inspected several gram panchayats, warned that he would slap the PDO if he continued giving evasive answers. He also threatened to have him transferred to a distant location if he did not mend his ways.The inspection also revealed several discrepancies in records maintained by the panchayat. Veerappa found that many employees, including the water supply worker, had not signed the attendance register for months. He also noticed several names in the registers that had been overwritten using whitener, raising questions about the maintenance of official records.Veerappa’s inspections were aimed at examining the functioning of gram panchayats and addressing complaints of irregularities in their administration.