ACB arrests Saidapur surveyor, two aides in Rs 10,000 bribery case

The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested a Saidapur mandal surveyor and his two private assistants for allegedly accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe from a complainant for conducting a land survey. The arrests were made during a trap laid by ACB officials.

Karimnagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths arrested a Saidapur mandal surveyor and two of his private assistants while they were accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe from a complainant on Friday.

According to ACB officials, surveyor Ekkaladevi Kumaraswamy demanded the bribe from a resident of Ammangal village to conduct a survey of his land. The surveyor, who had earlier taken Rs 25,000 from the complainant, allegedly mounted pressure on him to pay another Rs 10,000.

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Unable to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the ACB, which laid a trap and caught the surveyor while he was accepting Rs 10,000 through his assistant, Teegala Rajesh. Another assistant, Vanga Viheet Reddy, was also arrested.