Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths on Monday trapped two Forest Department employees while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹ 30,000 from a road contractor in Dummugudem town.
Acting on a complaint filed by a road contractor, the ACB officials laid a trap and caught Forest Beat Officer Ramakrishna red-handed when he allegedly received the bribe from the complaint at the alleged behest of Forest Section Officer Vijayalakshmi of Parnashala on Monday afternoon, ACB sources said.
The duo allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹ 50,000 from the complainant on the pretext of getting him permission for obtaining sand for the road work in the forest area.
The ACB sleuths registered a case against the duo and are investigating.