ACB Traps Abdullapurmet Tahsildar, Mandal Surveyor While Accepting ₹20 Lakh Bribe For HMDA Survey
The duo allegedly initially demanded Rs 23 lakh, but settled for Rs 20 lakh. The party from whom they made the demand lodged a complaint with the ACB which registered a case and mounted an operation.
Hyderabad: The Anti Corruption Bureau said it had arrested mandal surveyor Batuka Srinivasulu and tahsildar B. Sudershan Reddy of Abdullapurmet while they were allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh on Monday. The bribe was allegedly demanded for Sudershan Reddy to conduct the survey and issue a joint inspection survey report for a layout under HMDA guidelines.
The duo allegedly initially demanded Rs 23 lakh, but settled for Rs 20 lakh. The party from whom they made the demand lodged a complaint with the ACB which registered a case and mounted an operation.
The ACB said the bribe money was recovered from Srinivasulu at his instance. He tested positive for the chemically-marked notes. The ACB said Srinivasulu and Sudershan Reddy were produced before the Principal Special Judge for SPE & ACB cases, Nampally. The details of the complainant are withheld for security reasons.