Revenue Inspector demanded bribe for issuing family members' certificates to the complainant: ACB
Hyderabad: Bhoopala Mahesh, a Revenue Inspector working at the office of Tahsildar in Musheerabad, was caught by Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday when he demanded Rs.1 lakh as bribe and accepted Rs 25,000 as part payment from the complainant for showing official favour.
Mahesh demanded a bribe for issuing family members' certificates to the complainant. The ACB officials recovered the bribe from Mahesh and produced him before the special court for ACB cases in Nampally after which the court remanded them to judicial custody.
Meanwhile, the ACB said that some private persons were making fake calls in the name of ACB officials and threatening public servants by demanding money not to register cases against them.
In one incident, a complaint was also lodged at Tekulapally police station in Khammam district. The ACB Director-General Vijay Kumar informed that the ACB officials never call public servants asking for money not to register cases against them.
The government employees should not believe such calls or make payments to fake callers. “If any fake calls are received by a public servant or common people in the name of ACB officials, they may contact ACB toll free number 1064 immediately to report the same and also inform the local police stations,” he said.
The ACB Telangana can also be contacted through social media platforms - Whatsapp (9440446106), Facebook (Telangana ACB), X/ formerly twitter (@TelanganaACB). The name and details of the victim or complainant will be kept secret.
