Two officials held by ACB in Warangal

Both the officials had demanded bribe amount of Rs 20,000 from one Raja Venkata Sravan Kumar Reddy, a software engineer, and resident of Jookal village

Warangal: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested Gurram Ramulu, Deputy Inspector of Survey and Land Records, Office of the RDO, Bhupalapally, and Chidurala Pavani, Mandal Surveyor, Chityala mandal, for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.

According to an ACB release, both the officials had demanded bribe amount of Rs 20,000 from one Raja Venkata Sravan Kumar Reddy, a software engineer, and resident of Jookal village of Chityal mandal in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district to “process the file for correction of total extent of land in ‘sethwar’ which is recorded as 7.22 acres whereas the physical extent of land is 8.39 acres in Survey No 24 situated at Jookal village.”

Ramulu was caught red handed at his residence at Srinivasa colony, Hanmakonda town, Warangal urban district when he accepted the bribe amount of Rs 10,000 from the complainant. “The accused officers performed their duties improperly and dishonestly and they are being arrested and produced before the First Additional Special Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Nampally, Hyderabad. The case is under investigation,” the release added.