Hyderabad: Deputy Tahsildar caught red-handed accepting Rs 70,000 bribe

ACB officials caught Deputy Tahsildar Shaik Javeed red-handed while accepting a Rs 70,000 bribe in Miryalguda. He had initially demanded Rs 1 lakh to issue a panchnama report for seized vehicles. He is being produced before the ACB Court

Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau officials on Monday caught a Deputy Tahsildar red-handed when he demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 70,000.

The official, Shaik Javeed, working on deputation with Civil Supplies, Miryalguda, had initially demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a person to “conduct panchnama report of three seized vehicles in order to get release order from Joint Collector court.”

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Javeed later reduced the bribe amount to Rs 70,000. On Monday, he was caught red-handed by the ACB when he accepted the bribe amount.

The official is being produced before the ACB Court, Hyderabad.