ACB traps irrigation engineer while accepting Rs 50,000 bribe in Warangal

An Irrigation and Command Area Development Department engineer was caught by ACB officials in Warangal while allegedly accepting a Rs 50,000 bribe. The official had reportedly demanded money for clearing pending bills related to the construction of 2BHK houses.

Warangal: A divisional executive engineer of Irrigation and Command Area Development Department at Palakurthy in Warangal was caught red-handed by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Monday.
The accused, Ganti Srikanth was trapped and apprehended while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant at his private residence in Bhavani Nagar in Hanamkonda district.

He demanded the amount for recording the final measurements in the m-book and passing bills related to the construction of 10 double-bedroom (2BHK) houses, a matter that had been pending since September 2022.

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The tainted money was recovered from the accused and he would be produced before the special judge for special police establishment (SPE) and ACB cases in Warangal.