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BRS leader Dr RS Praveen Kumar has alleged that officials of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA)–Asifabad unit are colluding with transport association leaders to extort bribes from the public. Addressing a press conference in Kagaznagar, he claimed officials were collecting around Rs 15 lakh monthly by fixing rates for services such as vehicle registration, driving licences, and permits, while evading Anti-Corruption Bureau action.
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught two employees of the Tahsildar Secunderabad mandal office red-handed while accepting a bribe. The duo were found to have demanded a bribe of Rs. 3 lakh from a property owner.
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Medak ACB arrested Tekmal SI Rajesh for demanding a Rs 40,000 bribe to settle a theft case in Lok Adalat. Caught red-handed while collecting Rs 30,000, the SI ran two kilometres before being apprehended, prompting villagers to celebrate
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted surprise inspections in Sub-Registrar offices across Adilabad district, seizing unaccounted cash and uncovering irregularities. The checks followed allegations that staff of the Registration and Stamps Department were accepting bribes to register illegal layouts.
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Adibatla Municipal Office Town Planning Officer B. Varaprasad for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 75,000 bribe to process a G+4 building permit. He was caught red-handed while receiving the money through his assistant.
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Sub-Inspector Pramod Chintamani of the Pimpri Chinchwad police in Pune for allegedly demanding a Rs 2 crore bribe and accepting Rs 45.5 lakh from a lawyer representing an accused in an economic offence case
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau caught lineman Prabhu Lal of the Electricity Department in Pedda Amberpet while accepting a Rs 6,000 bribe for releasing service numbers for new electricity meters. The bribe was recovered, and he was produced before the ACB Court in Nampally
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A grama paripalana officer in Kothagudem district was caught by the ACB while accepting Rs.15,000 as a bribe for issuing a pattadar passbook. The accused, a former VRO, allegedly demanded money at the behest of higher officials.
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In Warangal, some fraudsters posing as ACB officials extorted Rs 10.20 lakh from RTA staff by threatening arrest over alleged corruption. The scam surfaced after one Motor Vehicle Inspector grew suspicious and approached the ACB office, which confirmed no such calls were made.
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The Telangana government has ordered the closure of all Transport Department check-posts after ACB raids exposed a Rs 4.18 lakh bribery racket across RTA facilities. Raids in border districts seized unaccounted cash, with officials accused of collecting illegal money
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A 9 mm bullet was found in a passenger’s bag during screening at Moosapet Metro Station, triggering a brief security alert. The passenger, Mohammed Ahmed from Bihar, was detained, and Kukatpally Police launched an investigation into how he obtained the bullet
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An Assistant Engineer at Gandhamguda Sub-Station in Rajendranagar, was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for accepting a Rs 30,000 bribe related to a transformer installation contract. He was produced before the special ACB court and remanded to judicial custody.
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Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy told the Supreme Court that the 2015 cash-for-vote trap laid by the Anti-Corruption Bureau was illegal, as it was conducted without an FIR. His counsel, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, argued that the prosecution was unsustainable under the Prevention of Corruption Act as it stood in 2015, which did not cover bribe givers.
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested B. Sudhakar Reddy, a Sub-Engineer with TGSPDCL, for accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe to process a file related to meter upgrades and transformer installation. The incident occurred in Lalaguda, Secunderabad.
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A senior revenue official and his aide were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for allegedly accepting a Rs 2 lakh bribe to fast-track land mutation and survey processes.
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A technical assistant from the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development department was arrested by the ACB in Mancherial for allegedly accepting a Rs.10,000 bribe to clear a cow shed construction bill.
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The ACB has booked Manuguru police Sub-Inspector Bathini Rajith for demanding a bribe of Rs 40,000 for issuing station bail to a complainant and his brother. He was arrested based on electronic evidence and will be produced before the court
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The Telangana government has appointed senior IPS officer B Shivadhar Reddy as Director General of Police (Coordination), with Full Additional Charge of DGP (Head of Police Force). With Dr Jitender set to retire by month-end, Shivadhar Reddy steps into the role backed by over three decades of service.
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The Registrations and Stamps Department in Adilabad continues to face rampant corruption, with Sub-Registrar Duppalapudi Ashok facing charges of accepting ₹7 lakh bribe. Officials reportedly register illegal layouts, causing significant revenue losses and raising concerns over weak monitoring and political pressure.
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The ACB trapped Nalgonda District Fisheries Officer M Charitha Reddy while accepting a Rs 20,000 bribe to approve new members in a fisheries cooperative society. She was arrested and produced before a Hyderabad court. The case is under investigation
