ACB officials caught MRO while taking bribe

Chittoor, Sept 25: The ACB officials have caught red-handed Putalapattu tahsildar MRO(Mandal Revenue Officer) K. Sudhakaraiah when he was accepting Rs. 2 lakh bribe from a person in Chittoor district here on Sunday.

The information reported that The accused allegedly demanded the amount from the complainant, S. Madhu Sudharshan Reddy, of Allagadda for issuing a No Objection Certificate for a quarry at Kothakota village in Putalapattu mandal.

ACB sleuths trapped the MRO while taking the amount at his residence. He was taken into custody. He would be produced in the ACB court, said ACB Director-General R.P. Thakur.

In another case, electrical line inspector Duvvuru Dhananjaya, working in Anumasamudram mandal of Nellore district, was caught by the ACB while taking Rs. 10,000 from Nukaraju Balarami Reddy of Srikolanu village.

The accused allegedly demanded the amount for issuing electric connection to a borewell. The amount was recovered. A case had been registered, Mr. Thakur added.