Hyderabad, June 26: Kalidindi Mandal Deputy Tahsildar Shaik Latheef Pasha was trapped by the ACB officials at his office today when he accepted Rs 5,000 as bribe from a complainant for doing an official favour.
The amount and connected file was seized from the accused, who was arrested.
The accused will be produced before the Special Judge for SPE and ACB cases Vijayawada, a press release here said.
Meanwhile, the state government has issued orders, imposing 100 per cent cut in pension and permanent withholding of entire Gratuity in full of former Administrative Officer K Narayana, and Former Office Superintendent in the office of D M and H O G Ramprasad Babu following their conviction in a case. Earlier, the Bureau had registered a case against the accused and three others who made purchases of materials at higher rates than those approved by the District Collector, Anantapur, and caused pecuniary advantage to a tune of Rs two lakh to themselves causing loss to the government.
—–Agencies