Hyderabad, April 8 – The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Telangana has arrested a police inspector and a sub-inspector at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport police outpost for demanding Rs 5 lakh and accepting Rs 2 lakh as partial payment.
Officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau also found Rs 33.97 lakh in cash at the inspector’s house.
Sub-Inspector U. K. Siddeshwar and Inspector Sampathi Kanakaiah were apprehended by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Ranga Reddy range unit, when they demanded Rs 5 lakh and accepted Rs 2 lakh as partial payment from the complainant, the bureau said on Wednesday.
The alleged bribe was sought for filing the chargesheet and not involving or arresting the complainant’s family members in a case at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Police Station, Shamshabad.
Following the trap, searches by the Anti-Corruption Bureau at Inspector Sampathi Kanakaiah’s residence led to the seizure of Rs 33.97 lakh in cash. Some property documents were also found, and they are being investigated, the anti-graft agency said.
The agency stated that the accused officers performed their duties improperly and dishonestly to obtain an undue advantage.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau Joint Director said that both accused officers have been arrested and produced before the Special Court for SPE and Anti-Corruption Bureau cases at Nampally for judicial remand.
The bureau has withheld the complainant's identity for security reasons.
It has requested the public that in case of a demand for a bribe by any public servant, they can contact the Anti-Corruption Bureau toll-free line 1064 for action as per law.
On Tuesday, the bureau trapped M. Goverdhan, Associate Dean of Agronomy at the College of Agriculture, and Professor Jayashanker, Telangana Agricultural University, Rajendra Nagar, when they demanded and accepted an additional bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the complainant.
According to the agency, he had earlier demanded and accepted Rs 25,000 as a bribe from the complainant as a reward for issuing the seed license to the complainant's firm by the Agriculture Department, and as an undue advantage for ensuring that no further obstructions are created by Agriculture Department officials in the complainant's seed business.