Hyderabad, Jul 16 (PTI) An engineer-in-chief in Panchayat Raj Engineering department was caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) here on Wednesday when he “demanded and accepted” Rs 50,000 bribe from a complainant.
The bribe amount was for the official favour i.e, “for the transfer and posting of the complainant”, an ACB release said.
The accused officer thereby performed his public duty “improperly and dishonestly”, it said.
The bribe amount was recovered from the accused officer and he was arrested, the ACB said.
Searches were being conducted at the residence of the accused officer here, an ACB official told a TV channel.
The case is under investigation. PTI VVK VVK KH
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