The assistant director demanded money for the release of the state share of marketing incentive to handloom weavers and issuing a cheque for Rs 3. 94 lakh. Representational image/DC
HYDERABAD: ACB sleuths arrested Bhongir mandal agricultural officer for accepting a Rs 1 lakh bribe and registered disproportionate assets cases against the Malkajgiri sub-registrar for amassing illegal assets. Both of them were arrested and shifted to judicial remand.
In the first case, the ACB registered a DA case against Malkajgiri sub-registrar Chilakaraju Palani Kumari for misusing her powers and indulging in corruption. In another case, Aderla Venkateswar Reddy, Bhongir mandal agriculture officer was caught red-handed while accepting a Rs 1 lakh bribe.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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