Additional Asst Engineer in ACB net Anantapur, Sept 13 (INN): The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday arrested an Additional Assistant of Electricity Department on the charges of taking bribe.
According to ACB, the official, V Krishnappa, was caught red handed when he demanded and accepted the bribe amount of Rs. 6,000 from the complainant for doing an official favour of processing and erection of additional transformer in the fields of the complainant and other farmers of Chalivendula (V), Hindupur (R) Mandal.
Both the hands and right side front pocket of A.O. answered positive in chemical test. The bribe amount was recovered from the trousers pocket of Krishnappa. He was arrested and produced before the ACB Court, Hyderabad. Further investigations into the case are on.
News Posted: 13 September, 2011
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