Hyderabad: The Forum for Good Governance (FGG) has written to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy urging immediate reforms in the handling and disposal of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) cases to ensure swift prosecution and reduce corruption.
FGG president M. Padmanabha Reddy highlighted in his letter that corruption in departments like Revenue, Municipal Administration, and Police is rampant, and the delay in prosecuting ACB cases is eroding public trust.
Citing examples, he mentioned Jagadeesh Babu, an Assistant Engineer with the Panchayat Raj Department in Peddapalli district, who was caught accepting bribes in both 2017 and 2025. Despite a pending ACB case from his first arrest, he received another posting and was caught again.
Another case involved D. Srinivas Reddy, a Deputy Commercial Tax Officer booked in 2018, who has not yet been charge-sheeted. Reddy later secured a promotion through a court order as the ACB case had not progressed.
FGG urged the government to complete ACB inquiries within three months, send cases to the Vigilance Commission within two weeks, and ensure departments act within a month. It recommended that prosecution permissions be expedited and cases pursued vigorously to achieve convictions within a year.
The current ACB case success rate stands at around 60%, with many cases taking 8–10 years for resolution. FGG warned that the delay is fostering impunity among officials and damaging public confidence.
