Telangana: ACB Arrests District Panchayat Officer for Accepting Bribe
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Telangana has arrested District Panchayat Officer Bogam Shyam Sunder and Panchayat Secretary Ketham Praveen Kumar for accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh.
Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Telangana has arrested District Panchayat Officer Bogam Shyam Sunder and Panchayat Secretary Ketham Praveen Kumar for accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh.
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The officials were caught red-handed on Friday after they demanded and accepted the bribe for providing an official favor.
Demand for Bribe and Exchange of Favor
The officers had initially demanded Rs 3 lakh – Rs 2 lakh for Sunder and Rs 1 lakh for Kumar – in return for agreeing to restore a dug-up road near the complainant’s property and for clearing a notice issued by the District Panchayat Office. However, the bribe amount was settled at Rs 2 lakh – Rs 1.5 lakh for Sunder and Rs 50,000 for Kumar.
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Recovery of Tainted Money
The ACB recovered the Rs 2 lakh bribe from Kumar’s possession. A chemical test on the backpack of Kumar, which had come into contact with the tainted money, confirmed the presence of the bribe.
Arrest and Legal Action
Both Sunder and Kumar were arrested and produced before the 1st Additional Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases Court in Nampally, Hyderabad. They are facing charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
This arrest is part of the ongoing efforts by the ACB to tackle corruption in government offices in Telangana.
