The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Warangal unit, today caught red-handed Samala Ramesh, Site Engineer (Outsourcing) at the Office of the Telangana State Education and Welfare Infrastructure Development Corporation (TGEWIDC), Jangaon Sub-Division, Warangal district, while accepting a bribe at his office.
The officer had allegedly demanded Rs 18,000 from the complainant in exchange for official favours - processing and forwarding the final bill of works executed under the PM SHRI Grant Scheme for the construction of a science lab in the ZPHS, Kodakandla.
The officer had first accepted an initial payment of Rs 10,000 via PhonePe. On September 25, he accepted the remaining Rs 8,000, which was recovered from his possession.
He was arrested and will be produced before the Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases, Warangal.
The case is under investigation. For security reasons, the complainant's details are being withheld.