Telangana: Mahbubnagar civic chief caught taking bribe

HYDERABAD: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths caught Mahbubnagar municipal commissioner V Surender when he took Rs 1.65 lakh bribe from a complainant at his office on Thursday. In another raid, deputy executive engineer (DEE) of Dundigal municipality was caught by the ACB when he took Rs 2.25 lakh bribe.
As per ACB’s official statement, Surender demanded the bribe from Ali Ahmed Khan, a contractor from Mahbubnagar, to forward the quotations of the complainant to the collector for approval and to issue work order for installation of a new chlorination plant in the municipality.ACB sleuths trapped the accused and recovered the bribe amount from his possession. Surender was arrested and searches at his office and house were conducted.
DEE N Hanumantha Rao Naik was caught red-handed at Uppal Indoor Stadium when he took Rs 2.25 lakh from Riyasat Khan to do check measurement in respect of the work executed by the complainant at Suryapet municipality. The accused engineer was previously posted in Suryapet.
ACB arrested the accused and conducted searches at his office and house.