Hyderabad: ACB Nabs Assistant Engineer for Accepting Bribe in Jeedimetla
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials arrested S Surrender Reddy, an Assistant Engineer working with Telangana State Power Development Corporation Limited (TGSPDCL), for demanding and accepting a ₹30,000 bribe at his office in Jeedimetla on Thursday.
Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials arrested S Surrender Reddy, an Assistant Engineer working with Telangana State Power Development Corporation Limited (TGSPDCL), for demanding and accepting a ₹30,000 bribe at his office in Jeedimetla on Thursday.
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Bribe for Work Estimate
According to ACB officials, Reddy allegedly demanded a bribe from a complainant in exchange for providing a work estimate to relocate an 11KV line and lay a new cable for a building. Acting on the complaint, ACB officials caught him red-handed while accepting the bribe.
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Arrest and Legal Action
The bribe money was recovered, and Reddy was arrested on the spot. He was later produced before the ACB court and remanded in judicial custody.
ACB’s Crackdown on Corruption
The Anti-Corruption Bureau has been actively cracking down on corrupt government officials across Telangana, urging citizens to report bribery demands to curb corruption.
