Hyderabad: ACB officials caught a municipal engineer red-handed in a bribe case while he accepted Rs 50,000 in Huzurabad.
Nusum Sudhakar Reddy, Assistant Engineer in the Municipal Administration Department at Huzurabad Municipality in Karimnagar district, demanded a bribe from a complainant. He took the amount at the RTC Depot Chowrastha.
Officials said he sought the money to show official favour. He agreed to record the Measurement Book and process the final bill for stormwater drainage work executed by the complainant.
The bribe case involves payment for processing a municipal work bill
ACB officials conducted a trap and caught the engineer while taking the bribe. They initiated legal action against him.
Authorities reiterated that demanding or accepting bribes is a punishable offence. Moreover, they urged citizens to report corruption without hesitation.
The ACB asked the public to contact its toll-free number 1064 in case of any such demand. In addition, citizens can file complaints through WhatsApp, Facebook or the official website.
Officials assured that they will keep the identity of the complainants confidential.
Nusum Sudhakar Reddy, Assistant Engineer, O/o Municipal Administration Department, Huzurabad Municipality, Karimnagar Dist was caught red-handed by the #ACB officials, when he demanded and accepted of Rs. 50,000/-as #bribe from the complainant at RTC Depot Chowrastha, Huzurabad… pic.twitter.com/LLeYnwtq1c
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