Hyderabad ACB Nabs Assistant Engineer Accepting Bribe

The Hyderabad Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested an assistant engineer for accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000. The accused, Guguloth Gopal, was caught red-handed accepting the bribe from a farmer for an official favor. The case is currently under investigation.

In its ongoing fight against corruption, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Hyderabad unit on Monday arrested an assistant engineer red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000.

The accused, Guguloth Gopal, an assistant engineer and special officer of Gudikunta Thanda Gram Panchayat in Palakurthy Section, Irrigation Sub-Division, Jangaon district, allegedly demanded and accepted the bribe from Banoth Yakub, a farmer, in exchange for an official favor. According to officials, Gopal was caught near the SBI branch in Nakkalagutta early Monday morning.

ACB officials reported that the bribe amount was recovered from the dashboard of Gopal's car, and a chemical test confirmed its presence. The accused is being presented before the Hon'ble III Addl. Sessions Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Warangal. The case is under investigation and further details are awaited.

(With inputs from agencies.)