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.
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.
