"corruption"

The ACB laid a trap and nabbed the sub-engineer after receiving a complaint against him for allegedly demanding bribe for doing an official favour.

Dharma Reddy in collusion with Tahsildar Nagaraju claimed rights over 24 acres of land although he did not possess the land, the ACB officials had maintained.

Activists have long complained of a campaign of kidnappings and killings to intimidate them into halting demonstrations.

"You would think that the press themselves, the people who are covering that campaign, would be frustrated by the fact that they're not getting much information... that there's no real access to the candidate on a daily basis."