ACB arrests Telangana outsourcing employee at Khairatabad for accepting Rs 1L bribe

Hyderabad: An outsourcing employee working at the office of the Chairman, Telangana Commission for Backward Classes, Khairatabad, Hyderabad, was arrested on February 7, 2025, by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on charges of demanding and accepting a bribe.

The accused, identified as Golla Srinivas, allegedly requested Rs 1,00,000 from the complainant as the first installment to process a file related to the complainant's caste.

The ACB's City Range-2 Unit apprehended Srinivas at 9:10 a.m. when he accepted the bribe. The money was recovered from him at his instance. A chemical test on his fingers confirmed the presence of the bribe amount.

Srinivas, an outsourcing employee, has been taken into custody and will be produced before the Hon'ble Principal Special Judge for SPE and ACB cases in Nampally, Hyderabad. The investigation is ongoing.

Earlier, in January 2025, the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered 19 cases, including 10 trap cases, one case of disproportionate assets, and three cases of criminal misconduct. In addition, the ACB initiated three regular inquiries and three discreet inquiries during the month.

Seventeen public servants, including three outsourcing employees and private individuals, were arrested, trapped, and remanded to judicial custody. A total of ₹1,45,000 was seized in the trap cases, involving various departments such as Education, Revenue, Home, Finance, Animal Husbandry, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (MA&UD), and Health, Medical & Family Welfare.

In a significant case of disproportionate assets, the ACB unearthed assets worth ₹65,50,000 from a Tribal Welfare Department official.

The ACB has urged the public to report any instances of corruption or bribery by public servants to their toll-free number, 1064. Complaints can also be posted on their official social media accounts on X (Twitter @TelanganaACB) and Facebook (@telanganaacb) for swift action.