Kothagudem: Forest section officer in ACB net

Forest section officer Punem Nagaraju was caught on the premises of Bhadrachalam bus stand when he was accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from the complainant Banothu Veeranna

Kothagudem: The ACB sleuths caught a forest section officer Punem Nagaraju of Aswapuram range in Manuguru division in the district on Monday.

He was caught on the premises of Bhadrachalam bus stand when he was accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from the complainant Banothu Veeranna of Kothuru Tanda in Aswapuram mandal.

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According to ACB officials, the accused demanded the bribe to return the complainant’s cement poles taken away by him and to allow Veeranna to construct a shed to run a chicken and kirana shop at Mondikunta village on Manugur-Mondikunta road.

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