Sangareddy: The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught a Mandal Agriculture Officer red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 at his office in Sadasivpet mandal of Sangareddy district on Tuesday.
According to an ACB press note, the accused officer, G Ramesh, had demanded Rs 30,000 from a complainant in return for ensuring the smooth and uninterrupted functioning of a fertiliser business run by the complainant's son-in-law. He had already received Rs 10,000 on October 19 and was caught while accepting the remaining Rs 20,000 on Tuesday.
The ACB officials recovered the tainted amount of Rs 20,000 from his possession. According to the bureau, the officer had allegedly abused his official position and performed his public duty improperly and dishonestly to obtain undue advantage.
The officer was arrested and produced before the II Additional Special Judge for Trial of SPE and ACB Cases Court in Hyderabad. The case is under investigation.