Hyderabad: Telangana ACB arrests Engineer-in-Chief, Panchayat Raj Dept for accepting bribe
Jul 16, 2025
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 17 : Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday arrested AO Veeravalli Kanakaratnam, Engineer-in-Chief in the Panchayat Raj Engineering Department, for accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.
According to a Telangana ACB, on July 16, Kanakaratnam, Engineer in Chief, Panchayat Raj Engineering Department, was caught by Telangana ACB, City Range - 2 Unit when he demanded and accepted the bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant for showing official favour, that is, "for the transfer and posting of the complainant".
"The Accused Officer thereby performed his public duty improperly and dishonestly," the ACB said.
The bribe amount was recovered from the AO at his instance. Left-hand fingers of the AO yielded positive in the chemical test, the anti-corruption agency said.
The accused has been sent to judicial remand. The case is under investigation.
