Anti-Corruption Bureau nabs accounts official in Hyderabad for taking bribe

Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Saturday arrested a Pay and Accounts Office Superintendent for accepting a bribe of `5,000 from another government employee. 

Published: 08th March 2020 07:55 AM  |   Last Updated: 08th March 2020 07:55 AM   |  A+A A-

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By Express News Service

HYDERABAD: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Saturday arrested a Pay and Accounts Office Superintendent for accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from another government employee. 

Thota Rama Rao, Superintendent of Pay and Accounts demanded Rs 5,000 from the complainant K Krishna, deputy Inspector of Surveys and Land records for processing pending salary bills of Rs 1.78 lakh of the complainant. 

On a tip-off, the ACB officials caught Rama Rao red-handed. The ACB officials examined the note samples and they tested positive for Rama Rao’s fingerprints. The accused officer was arrested and produced before the court for judicial remand.