India News | Telangana: Assistant Engineer, Artisan Grade II in Hyderabad Held by ACB for Taking Bribe
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Assistant Engineer, Artisan grade II in Hyderabad were held by ACB for taking a bribe on Wednesday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 8 (ANI): Two public officers including an Assistant Engineer and an Artisan grade II, Yakutpura sections, Hyderabad, TSSPDCL were arrested by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday.
Earlier on Wednesday, the accused officers, K Raja Shekhar (Assistant Engineer) and Mohd Jamal (artisan), were caught red-handed when they demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant Osman Shareef of Yakutpura, said a statement by ACB.
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The bribe was demanded by the officers to waive off the arrears of the old electricity bill of the complainant. The bribe was accepted by the officer and was recovered from the possession of the Assistant Engineer, added the statement.
The accused were arrested by the ACB and were produced before the Principal Special Judge for ACB cases at Nampally, Hyderabad.
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Further investigation is underway. (ANI)
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