2 Held in Suryapet in Rs.20,000 Bribe Case
The bribe was demanded for granting permission to the complainant's borewell drilling rig and for not imposing unnecessary fines or seizing the rig: ACB
Hyderabad: The sleuths of Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested Megavath Balu, who is District Ground Water Officer in Suryapet district, when he demanded and accepted the bribe amount of Rs. 20,000 from the complainant.
Balu demanded the bribe through Kosanoju Venkateshwarlu, who is a Data Entry Operator appointed on outsourcing basis at the office of Ground Water department in the district for doing an official favour. The bribe was demanded for granting permission to the complainant's borewell drilling rig and for not imposing unnecessary fines or seizing the rig.
The bribe amount of Rs.20,000 was recovered from the possession of Venkateshwarlu, the ACB officials said, adding that Balu and Venkateshwarlu performed their duty dishonestly to obtain undue advantage.
The officials produced the two arrested persons before the special court for ACB cases after which the court remanded them to judicial custody. The details of the complainant are withheld for security reasons.