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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.

The ACB arrested Deputy State Tax Officer M Sudha at Madhapur for accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 to issue GST registration. The officer was caught red-handed during a trap and is being produced before the court for further action

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

Deputy Tahsildar Naveen was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a farmer at Kotapalli mandal centre. He will be produced before a special ACB court in Karimnagar. Further details are awaited

The Anti-Corruption Bureau apprehended two municipal officials in Sultanabad for allegedly accepting a bribe from a resident. The officials demanded Rs 5,000 for house number allocation. ACB officials, led by DSP Vijay Kumar, successfully executed the trap.

T Manisha allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 15,000 from the complainant to process and forward bills of the complainant to her superiors.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau conducted raids at 12 locations linked to Irrigation Executive Engineer Nune Sridhar over alleged disproportionate assets. Sridhar, associated with key irrigation projects, was taken into custody for questioning after searches in Karimnagar, Hyderabad, and Siddipet

As per ACB officials, Nagaraju, a surveyor at the Yellareddypet Tahsildhar office, demanded a bribe of ₹1 lakh from Jakkarapu Mallesham in exchange for issuing a land measurement panchanama certificate.