Telangana: ACB catches Tahsildar, Surveyor for accepting Rs 20 lakhs bribe

Hyderabad, Oct 13 (UNI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday caught the Mandal Surveyor and Tahsildar of Abdullapurmet mandal in Ranga Reddy district in a bribery case involving Rs 20 lakhs. According to the ACB statement issued on Monday night, Mandal Surveyor Batuka Srinivasulu was caught near Abdullapurmet while allegedly accepting Rs 20 lakhs from a complainant, on instructions from Tahsildar B Sudarshan Reddy. The amount was allegedly demanded in exchange for conducting a survey and issuing a Joint Inspection Survey Report for a layout under HMDA guidelines. The ACB said the accused officials had initially demanded Rs 30 lakhs,…