ACB arrests Dy Tahsildar in Telangana for demanding Rs 1 lakh bribe

Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday, July 7 nabbed deputy Tahsildar, Shaik Javeed from Miryalguda for demanding a bribe of Rs 1,00,000 from the complainant.

The accused officer had been working on deputation in the civil supplies department. He had initially demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the complainant to issue a panchanama report for three seized



vehicles.

The accused later reduced the amount to Rs 70,000 upon the complainant’s request. The complainant required the panchanama report in order to get vehicle release orders from the joint collector court.

Following the complaint, the accused officer was arrested and produced before a special judge’s court in Nampally.

Further investigation is underway.