ACB Telangana registers 17 cases against officials in February

Of the 17 cases registered, 15 cases are trap cases while two are Disproportionate Assets cases. A total of 23 officials including two outsourcing employees were arrested in the cases. The ACB seized Rs 7.60 lakh cash in the trap cases.

Hyderabad: The Anti Corruption Bureau Telangana in the month of February registered 17 cases against government officials for demanding and collecting bribes.

Of the 17 cases registered, 15 cases are trap cases while two are Disproportionate Assets cases. A total of 23 officials including two outsourcing employees were arrested in the cases. The ACB seized Rs 7.60 lakh cash in the trap cases.

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Also, a Panchayat Secretary who caught in a trap case in 2014 was convicted and sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment by ACB court.