Beggars Better Than Corrupt Officials, Anti-Graft Protest in Hanamkonda

Hanamkonda district collector Sneha Shabarish joined the movement, leading a mass anti-bribery pledge and warning officials that corruption would invite stringent action. 

Public anger intensified following the arrest of additional collector A. Venkat Reddy, who was caught red-handed by the ACB weeks ago



while allegedly accepting a Rs 60,000 bribe for a school renewal. In follow-up action this Wednesday, ACB teams conducted simultaneous raids at 10 locations, seizing assets worth about Rs 7 crore from his residence and those of his relatives. 

The crackdown has also extended to the police department. A day earlier, P. Srikanth, a sub-inspector attached to the Kakatiya University Police Station, was arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe to release seized vehicles and mobile phones linked to a case.