Telangana : ACB sleuths caught Tahsildar and two others for taking bribe

Hyderabad: Officials of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday caught Tahsildar and two others when they were accepting a bribe amount of Rs 75,000 through a person related to the complainant.

A ACB release on Saturday said, at about 1330 hours yesterday, the Accused Officer Kethavath Nagamani, Tahsildar & Joint Sub-Registrar in 0ffice of Tahsildar & Joint Sub-Registrar in Charakonda Mandal of Nagarkurnool District and Padisimi Raju, Dharani Operator in the same office were caught by ACB when they demanded an amount of Rs one lakh and accepted the bribe amount of Rs 75,000.

They accepted the bribe amount through Gyara Venkataiah, related to the complainant Talla Ravinder, a field executive in Mathru Bhoomi developers of Sankatonipally village of Amangal Mandal in Ranga Reddy district to do an official favour for handing over the four registered sale deed documents pertaining to the proprietor of Mathru Bhoomi developers.

The tainted bribe amount was recovered from the possession of Venkataiah. Fingers of his both hands and both side pockets of his pant yielded positive results.

The Accused Officers performed their duty improperly and dishonestly to obtain undue advantage.

They were being arrested and produced before the First Additional Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases Court at Nampally, here, the release added.