Overview
- Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau apprehended a Waqf Board inspector in Nalgonda after he allegedly took Rs 10,000 in cash as a bribe.
- Officials recovered the cash from the officer’s possession at the time of the arrest and have moved to book him under ACB procedures.
- The ACB says the payment was solicited to obtain a factual report that an inspector must submit to the Waqf Board CEO to advance registration of Jaame Masjid Abubakar Siddiq Rahmatulla Alai in Peddavoora.
- The inspector will be produced before the designated ACB court in Hyderabad as the bureau completes its investigation and considers formal charges.
- Waqf Boards keep records of religious endowment properties and rely on factual reports from inspectors, so the case could prompt closer oversight of registration steps and deter similar petty bribery in routine administration.