Two forest officers in Khammam district were caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe. The incident happened on Tuesday at Komararam in Yellandu mandal.
The accused officers, Komararam forest range officer Uday Kiran and forest beat officer Nunavath Harilal, had demanded ₹50,000 from a contractor. The bribe was for allowing the mining and transportation of gravel for road construction.
The contractor, however, decided to report the matter to the ACB. He agreed to pay ₹30,000 and informed the officials about the demand.
Following this, ACB Khammam range DSP Y Ramesh and his team conducted a raid at the local forest office. The officers were caught taking the bribe, and the money was seized.
The arrested officers will be presented before the special court for SPE and ACB cases in Warangal. According to the DSP, the two officers had previously demanded and received money from the contractor.
