ACB arrests agriculture officer

Kothagudem: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials caught Aswapuram mandal agricultural officer Sai Shantan Kumar red-handed while he was allegedly taking a bribe from a farmer.

According to reports, Kumar demanded ₹30,000 from the farmer to issue a coupon that would allow him to sell his cotton produce. Unable to pay the amount, the farmer decided to seek help from the ACB.

Khammam range DSP Y Ramesh and his team planned a trap and successfully caught Kumar while accepting the bribe. The officials seized the money from him on the spot.

The accused was arrested and will be presented before the special court for SPE and ACB cases in Warangal, the DSP stated.