Hyderabad, May 10: Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau officials arrested Executive Engineer, irrigation department, Amarender Reddy, division no 7, Sircilla, for allegedly accepting and demanding a bribe of Rs 60,000 from a contractor.
As per ACB officials, the officer had demanded the bribe from the complainant in lieu of settling a pending bill of Rs 50 lakh for a construction work done by the complainant last year.
After the complaint, the ACB set a trap and nabbed Amarender Reddy while accepting the bribe.
An investigation is underway.
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