Assistant Divisional Engineer arrested by ACB in Medak district bribery trap
An Assistant Divisional Engineer in Medak district was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for accepting a bribe. The officer, Muddam Ramana Reddy, was caught in his office while accepting ₹25,000 to process official work. The ACB has encouraged the public to report any instances of bribery by government officials.
- ▪Muddam Ramana Reddy was arrested for demanding a bribe in his office.
- ▪He accepted ₹25,000 to facilitate the forwarding of work bills worth ₹3.13 lakh.
- ▪The ACB has urged citizens to report bribery through various channels.
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An Assistant Divisional Engineer working in the Operations wing of the Narsapur division in Medak district was arrested on Friday (May 22) by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Telangana while demanding and accepting a bribe for processing official work.The accused officer, identified as Muddam Ramana Reddy, was arrested in his office when he accepted ₹25,000 from the complainant. The amount was demanded to facilitate the forwarding of 11 work bills worth ₹3.13 lakh to the Divisional Engineer, Electrical Operations, Medak.The tainted bribe money was recovered from the possession of the accused officer. He was taken into custody and produced before the special court for SPE and ACB cases at Hyderabad.
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