Overview
- In Wanaparthy, assistant manager Kumba Jagan Mohan was arrested on Jan. 9 after a ₹50,000 bribe tied to allotting government CMR paddy to a private rice mill was recovered from a car door bottle holder.
- The ACB’s Nalgonda Range arrested Panchayat Secretary Barpati Krishna in Suryapet for allegedly taking ₹6,000 to assign a house number to a newly built home.
- On Jan. 8 in Warangal, Sub-Inspector P. Srikanth and his private driver Md. Nazeer were caught over a ₹15,000 payment reportedly sought for issuing a notice, expediting a charge sheet, and releasing seized vehicles and phones.
- Following the Wanaparthy arrest, officials questioned Mahbubnagar district deputy collector Bimya Naik and district civil supplies officer Kasiviswanath, and recorded their statements.
- All three arrested individuals were produced before the special ACB court and remanded to judicial custody, with investigations continuing as the bureau urges confidential complaints via toll-free 1064 and its official social channels.