The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two sub-registrars of the Warangal sub-registrar office on Monday in connection with an alleged bribery network involving private intermediaries and digital transactions.

Warangal:The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two sub-registrars of the Warangal sub-registrar office on Monday in connection with an alleged bribery network involving private intermediaries and digital transactions.

The accused were identified as Davuluri Anand, sub-registrar-II, and Jamalapuram Ramanarsimha Rao, sub-registrar-I. The arrests followed an ACB investigation into alleged corruption in the department.

The case began on April 2 when ACB officials conducted a raid and detained 20 unauthorised private document writers and agents at the office. Officials seized `47,450 in unaccounted cash, mobile phones and documents. During questioning, the agents allegedly admitted to collecting illegal fees from applicants on behalf of the sub-registrars through cash and UPI transactions.

Digital analysis of seized phones reportedly revealed handwritten ledgers in Anand’s photo gallery showing daily collections totalling `16.23 lakh over eight days. Investigators also linked him to transactions of `44.28 lakh through WhatsApp chats and PhonePe records, while Ramanarsimha Rao was linked to transactions of `74,000.

The ACB said Anand had allegedly purchased two commercial properties worth `72 lakh at Kapil Kakatiya Towers in Nakkalagutta in the names of family members. The agency said there was prima facie evidence that the officers abused their positions to facilitate systematic collection of bribes through intermediaries.

Both accused were produced before the Special Court for SPE and ACB Cases in Warangal on April 20. The ACB urged the public to report bribery demands through its toll-free helpline 1064.

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