Hyderabad, Oct. 13: The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Abdullapurmet Tahsildar B. Sudershan Reddy and Mandal Surveyor Batuka Srinivasulu on Monday for allegedly accepting a Rs. 20 lakh bribe linked to an HMDA layout survey.
According to the ACB, the officials allegedly demanded money to conduct a survey and issue a joint inspection survey report under Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) guidelines.
The two officials had initially demanded Rs. 30 lakh from the complainant. They later allegedly reduced the amount to Rs. 20 lakh.
ACB Recovers Entire Bribe Amount
ACB officials apprehended Srinivasulu near Abdullapurmet while he was allegedly accepting the money on the Tahsildar’s instructions. The agency recovered the entire bribe amount from his possession.
A chemical test conducted by the ACB reportedly returned positive results on the fingers of both Srinivasulu’s hands.
Both officials were arrested and are to be produced before the Principal Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases at Nampally in Hyderabad. The case remains under investigation.
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