Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 17 (ANI): Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday arrested AO Veeravalli Kanakaratnam, Engineer-in-Chief in the Panchayat Raj Engineering Department, for accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.

According to a Telangana ACB, on July 16, Kanakaratnam, Engineer in Chief, Panchayat Raj Engineering Department, was caught by Telangana ACB, City Range - 2 Unit when he demanded and accepted the bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant for showing official favour, that is, "for the transfer and posting of the complainant".

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"The Accused Officer thereby performed his public duty improperly and dishonestly," the ACB said.

The bribe amount was recovered from the AO at his instance. Left-hand fingers of the AO yielded positive in the chemical test, the anti-corruption agency said.

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The accused has been sent to judicial remand. The case is under investigation. (ANI)

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