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In a rare turn of events, villagers in Challur, Karimnagar, celebrated the Anti-Corruption Bureau's successful trap of a corrupt panchayat secretary. The secretary, Kumbam Nagaraju, had demanded a bribe to allocate a house number.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Fort Warangal tahsildar Bandi Nageswara Rao in a disproportionate assets case after seizing properties, gold, and land documents worth Rs.5.02 crore during searches at seven locations. Officials said the market value could be much higher

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) trapped a Panchayat Secretary in Challur, Karimnagar, on Friday while accepting a Rs.20,000 bribe for allotting a house number. Acting on the victim’s complaint, officials laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed

An engineering consultant with MGNREGS in Maddur mandal of Siddipet district was arrested by ACB officials for allegedly accepting a Rs 11,500 bribe. The accused was produced before court, and ACB urged citizens to report such incidents.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials caught Vanasthalipuram Sub-Registrar S Rajesh Kumar on Friday for demanding Rs. 1 lakh and accepting a Rs. 70,000 bribe for property registration. The amount was recovered from an associate, and both were remanded in custody

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) booked Enjamuri Venkaiah, Panchayat Secretary of Janpahad in Suryapet district, for demanding a Rs.15,000 bribe to process instalments under the Indiramma Housing Scheme. He was produced before the court, and the case is under investigation

The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Motor Vehicle Inspector Gurram Vivekananda Reddy of Armoor, Nizamabad, and his driver Nelli Thirupathi for accepting a Rs 25,000 bribe for official favours. The accused were produced before court, and further investigation is underway

A senior assistant at Tandur Municipality was caught red-handed by ACB officials while accepting a Rs. 15,000 bribe to allot a house number to a shed. He was arrested and sent to judicial remand, with the case under investigation

Corrupt officials in Telangana are using UPI apps to collect bribes, hoping to avoid Anti-Corruption Bureau traps. ACB says such methods fail, as raids are conducted only after collecting voice recordings, bank statements, and other solid evidence

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested K Sujatha, a junior assistant at the Vikarabad Collector’s office, after she was caught accepting a bribe. The ACB registered a case following a complaint and conducted a trap operation that led to her arrest.

A joint raid by the ACB, Legal Metrology, and Sanitation Department at the ST Residential Hostel in Mahabubabad village revealed poor hygiene conditions and lack of electricity in student washrooms. Findings were submitted to the concerned authorities for further action.

ACB officials arrested Jagtial District Transport Officer Banothu Badru Naik for accepting a bribe of Rs. 22,000 from a JCB owner. He had earlier demanded Rs. 40,000 for releasing a seized vehicle and two phones. His retirement was due this month

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Hyderabad has filed a prosecution complaint against former CPWD engineer P. Sai Komareswar and his wife under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. This action follows a charge sheet by the ACB accusing them of amassing assets worth Rs 1.26 crore through corruption.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau registered 22 cases in July 2025, including 13 trap cases and one disproportionate assets case. A total of 20 public servants were arrested and over Rs 7 lakh was seized, including from surprise checks at RTA and registration offices

In Jagtial, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials caught Sangem Anil Kumar, an Assistant Executive Engineer in the Vigilance and Quality Control Wing of the Panchayat Raj Department, while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 7,000 from a contractor.

The officials led by ACB Khammam range DSP, Y Ramesh questioned the staff and officials besides checking files. The inspections were said to have been conducted in the wake of complaints to ACB higher officials regarding widespread corruption in the office.

Forum for Good Governance President M Padmanabha Reddy urged the Telangana government to speed up action in ACB cases. He said delays in prosecution and low conviction rates are weakening public trust, and recommended strict timelines for case handling

The Telangana ACB conducted raids at multiple locations, including the residence of retired Irrigation Department Engineer-in-Chief Muralidhar Rao, in a disproportionate assets case. Rao is accused of amassing assets worth crores during his service in various posts

Panchayati Raj Assistant Engineer Jagadish was caught red-handed by ACB officials while accepting a Rs. 90,000 bribe in Kalvasrirampur mandal. He had demanded the amount from a contractor to clear CC road work bills. A trap was laid based on a complaint

According to the FIR, the accused was found in possession of disproportionate assets of approximately 104.95 per cent of his known sources of income, for which the public servant has not satisfactorily accounted.