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The ACB conducted searches at the houses of the official M Venkata Bhoopal Reddy and his relatives and found Rs. 5,05,71,676 registered in his name and that of his relatives

The veterinary assistant surgeon, Dr. Paul Joseph Goutham, demanded Rs. 6,000 from a farmer to issue a health and valuation certificate for his buffaloes.

The bribe amount was recovered from him. The officer was produced before the special court for ACB cases for remanding in judicial custody.

T Ram Mohan, DE (Technical), working at Superintendent Engineer (Operations) Saroornagar, Ranga Reddy district had demanded the amount from a person ‘to process his application and forward the file pertaining to shifting of a transformer

The Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths caught an employee of Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) red handed when the official demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs.30,000 from a person

Adilabad in-charge ACB DSP VV Ramana Murthy, Inspectors K Krishna Kumar and staffers of the departments took part in the inspection.

Besides the Tahsildar, his driver Amjad and Vishnu, son of Village Revenue Assistant, Mallesham were also arrested for helping him

The officer Sridhar Reddy, State Tax Officer (Deputy Commercial Tax Officer) Commercial Taxes Department allegedly demanded bribe from a businessman Srikanth, to finalize the audit of his firm.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday nabbed the panchayat secretary of Kanchanapalli Gram panchayat, Pagide Shivaji for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs.20,000 in return for an official favour.

According to ACB officials, Anand Goud seized a sand-laden truck of one Gangadhar on June 26. When he approached the SI seeking the release of his vehicle, the SI demanded Rs.50,000 as bribe from him.

Sub-Inspector Ajay fled after noticing ACB officers who were trying to trap him in a bribe case near the police staation. He was to take bribe of Rs 25,000 from sand transporters

The Inspector accepted the second installment of the bribe amount of Rs 3 lakh at the parking area in the CCS office on Thursday afternoon. However, on noticing the ACB team, he tried to escape from the spot along with the bag.

The duo reportedly violated official instructions and involved private persons in the procurement of sheep.

ACB officials said the tainted officials initially demanded Rs 2.5 lakh and accepted Rs 1.5 lakh as advance.

Adilabad ACB DSP VV Ramana Murthy said Vamshi Krishna initially demanded Rs 50,000 to renew the trader's license, but settled for Rs 38,000.

According to the ACB, Joginapalli Bhaskar Rao, a senior assistant in the Panchayat Raj engineering department, IDOC, demanded bribes from a contractor Venkatesh to do a favour.

The properties were purchased by Balakrishna with ill-gotten money, said the ACB officials. All of them were produced before the court and remanded.

On Wednesday, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) operatives apprehended the Deputy Director of the Town and Country Planning Department in the act as he solicited and received a bribe of Rs. 50,000 in exchange for performing official duties.

Four officials have been arrested, and the ACB is seeking custody of two senior officials from the veterinary department. The investigation highlights corruption and the need for transparency in rural livelihood initiatives.

Police constable Surendar, who was working as a writer at the station, allegedly demanded Rs.15,000 from a tractor owner