The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Telangana, has arrested Mirchowk Police Station Inspector M. Kondal Rao and Home Guard Abid Ali in a bribery case in Hyderabad. The officials were caught while accepting a part payment of ₹3 lakh.
The ACB said Inspector M. Kondal Rao demanded a bribe of ₹6 lakh from the complainant. The demand was allegedly made to close a case registered against the complainant’s father, avoid coercive action, and provide assistance in the future.
According to the ACB, the inspector accepted a partial payment of ₹3 lakh through Home Guard Abid Ali. Acting on the complaint, the ACB City Range-1 team laid a trap and caught the two officials.
The team recovered the alleged bribe amount of ₹3 lakh from the possession of the Home Guard. The ACB stated that both officials allegedly misused their official positions to obtain an undue advantage.
Both accused have been arrested. They are being produced before the Hon’ble Principal Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases at Nampally for judicial remand.
The case is currently under investigation. The ACB has withheld the identity and details of the complainant for security reasons.
