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Telangana

Telangana: SI among three officials arrested for taking bribes

Express News Service

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested three government officials including a sub inspector (SI) for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes in three different cases in the state on Monday.

A DCA inspector, Kooreli Someshwar, posted in Nalgonda zone was caught by the ACB for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 18,000 from a charitable hospital staff in Kothagudem village in order to process the drug license application.

In another case, a TSRTC depot manager, Samala Srikanth, posted at Huzurabad, was held for reportedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant — a bus driver, Thatikonda Ravinder — to drop charges regarding unauthorised absence and irregular attendance.

In the third case, the ACB caught Asifabad SI Rajya Lakshmi red-handed in the police station while taking a bribe of Rs 25,000 to release one, Yahiya Khan, who was involved in an accident that took place in March.

All three in nutshell

  • DCA inspector K Someshwar took Rs 18K bribe from hospital staff for license processing

  • RTC depot manager Samala Srikanth took Rs 20K bribe from bus driver to drop charges of unauthorised absence and irregular attendance

  • SI Rajya Lakshmi took Rs 25K bribe to release accused in accident case

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