Telangana: Sarpanch attempts suicide after officials demand bribe in Peddapalli

Sarpanch, Annadi Ravinder Reddy, allegedly attempted to die by suicide, reportedly after officials demanded a bribe for releasing pending bills

Peddapalli: Sarpanch of Regadimaddikunta of Sultanabad mandal, Annadi Ravinder Reddy, allegedly attempted to die by suicide, reportedly after officials demanded a bribe for releasing pending bills.

Ravinder Reddy allegedly consumed a pesticide in front of the Sultanabad MPDO office. Other people who saw this immediately shifted him to the local government hospital where he is undergoing treatment.

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Ravinder Reddy is learned to have said that he incurred debts by doing different works worth Rs 25 lakh. When he approached officials to clear the bills, they allegedly demanded a bribe, following which he decided to end his life.