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Telangana: Fisheries officer arrested for accepting Rs 25K bribe

The accused officer was caught by the ACB in 2016 also.

Hyderabad: Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials caught a Suryapet district fisheries officer, Thakur Roopender Singh when he demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 25,000.

The accused demanded a bribe from Endla Suresh, fisherman cum treasurer of the Fishermen Cooperative Society, Suryapet to issue documents of fishing rights to the society.

The tainted amount was recovered from him. The accused is arrested and being produced before the ACB Court, Hyderabad.

The accused officer was caught by the ACB in 2016 also.

This post was last modified on July 19, 2024 4:50 pm

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Mir Alamgir

Mir Alamgir is a reporter at Siasat.com based in Hyderabad. He writes on Telangana politics, law and order, communal affairs, and civic issues, with a particular focus on Hyderabad's Old City and grassroots reporting from across the state.

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