ACB nabs Nalgonda Govt Hospital Superintendent while taking bribe
According to ACB officials, Dr. Lachu was caught red-handed when he demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs.3 lakh
Updated On - 16 February 2024, 10:20 PM
Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday nabbed Nalgonda Government General Hospital Superintendent Lavudya Lachu while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.3 lakh.
According to ACB officials, Dr. Lachu was caught red-handed when he demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs.3 lakh from the complainant Rapolu Venkanna, a medical distributor in Nalgonda who was supplying medicines and hospital material to the General Hospital.
The Superintendent allegedly demanded the bribe amount for doing a favour to the distributor. The ACB also raided the residence of Dr.Lachu at Nalgonda and recovered the bribe amount from his bag. Officials said both hands of the accused yielded a positive result, turning pink when sodium carbonate was applied, establishing that he had taken the money.
A case was registered and further investigation is on.