District Forest Officer of Wanaparthy, Maganti Bhabji Rao, was trapped by the Anti-Corruption Bureau at his office when he accepted a bribe of ₹3 lakh from a supplier of plants for national rural employment guarantee programme.
Mr. Rao, who was also in-charge DFO of Gadwal district, took the money in consideration for passing bills of Mr. Vadde Nagaraju, proprietor of VNR Seeds, to the tune of ₹ 13.72 lakh, an ACB release said.
He was arrested and produced in court.