Latest News | Engineer-in-chief in Panchayat Raj Dept Held for Taking Rs 50,000 Bribe

Hyderabad, Jul 16 (PTI) An engineer-in-chief in Panchayat Raj Engineering department was caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) here on Wednesday when he "demanded and accepted" Rs 50,000 bribe from a complainant.

The bribe amount was for the official favour i.e, "for the transfer and posting of the complainant", an ACB release said.

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The accused officer thereby performed his public duty "improperly and dishonestly", it said.

The bribe amount was recovered from the accused officer and he was arrested, the ACB said.

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Searches were being conducted at the residence of the accused officer here, an ACB official told a TV channel.

The case is under investigation.

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