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Telangana ACB Catches 23 Officials for Bribery

Telangana ACB Catches 23 Officials for Taking Bribes in February

The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered 17 cases against government officials for accepting bribes in February. Out of these, 15 were trap cases, and two were related to officials owning assets beyond their known income. A total of 23 people, including two outsourced employees, were arrested, and Rs. 7.60 lakh in cash was seized.

Many government officials, who are supposed to serve the public, have been caught taking bribes instead. Some people are forced to pay extra money to get their work done, leaving them frustrated. As a result, they are directly reporting corruption to ACB, leading to more officials getting caught.

Recently, an official from the electricity department in Gachibowli was caught accepting a bribe of Rs. 50,000. Upon investigation, ACB found he owned land worth Rs. 4 crore in Shankarpalli, along with valuable properties, buildings, and gold in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy district, totaling about Rs. 100 crore.

The ACB has registered cases across multiple government departments, including Forest, Education, Revenue, Panchayat Raj, Electricity, and BC Welfare. In addition to cash seizures, properties worth Rs. 4.13 crore have been identified in two asset-related cases.

The ACB urges people to report corrupt officials by calling the toll-free number 1064.

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Telangana CI Bribery Audio, Video Goes Viral

Telangana: An audio and video allegedly showing a police officer from the Huzurabad division accepting a ₹3 lakh bribe have gone viral on social media, sparking controversy in Karimnagar.

The recordings suggest that the Circle Inspector (CI) accepted the bribe to prevent the registration of a case under the SC/ST Atrocities Act. However, the person in the audio questions why the case was still filed despite the payment.

The caller alleges that they placed the money in the CI’s office washroom, as instructed, and secretly recorded the incident using a pen camera. The caller confronts the officer in the audio, saying, “How could you register an SC/ST atrocity case even after taking ₹3 lakh?”

Local MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy has reacted to the viral footage, announcing plans to file complaints with the Director General of Police (DGP), Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General, and Inspector General (IG) against the CI, identified as Ravi.

Reddy criticized the police for engaging in corruption while in uniform, alleging irregularities in both the Jammikunta Circle Office and the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) office. He called for strict action against the accused officer.

So far, no official response has been issued by the police, and the authenticity of the recordings has not been independently verified.

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