Hyderabad: An Assistant Engineer working in the Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSPDCL) was caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.2 lakh on Thursday. As per ACB officials, the accused, Pandala Sandhaya Rakesh, working in the Madannapet section under the Santosh Nagar sub-division, demanded money from a complainant for approving an application to install six new electricity meters in place of old meters.
The complainant approached the ACB, and the City Range-II officials laid a trap and caught him red-handed, and the alleged bribe amount was recovered from his possession. He will be produced before the Principal Special Judge for cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the ACB Act in Nampally and sent for judicial remand. The case is under investigation.
The case is currently under investigation.
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