Tahsildar, RI nabbed by ACB in Adilabad

The two had demanded the bribe for correcting an error in the records of the farmer's land on Dharani portal. They would be produced before a special court for ACB cases in Karimnagar on Monday.

Adilabad: A Tahsildar and Revenue Inspector were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on charges of accepting a bribe of Rs.2 lakh from a farmer in Mavala mandal centre on Sunday.

Adilabad ACB In-charge DSP Bhadraiah said Mavala Mandal Revenue Officer Arifa Sultana and RI Hanumanth Rao were caught red-handed while receiving Rs.2 lakh from farmer Yathendranath of Adilabad town.

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The two had demanded the bribe for correcting an error in the records of the farmer’s land on Dharani portal. They would be produced before a special court for ACB cases in Karimnagar on Monday.

A case was registered.