School Education department staffer caught accepting ₹20,000 bribe in Hyderabad
A record assistant in the School Education department was arrested for allegedly accepting a ₹20,000 bribe in Hyderabad. The accused, S. Shivanand, was caught by the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau while demanding the bribe for processing pension benefits. The case is under investigation, and the ACB encourages the public to report corruption.
- ▪S. Shivanand was caught accepting a bribe of ₹20,000 by the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau.
- ▪He allegedly demanded the bribe for processing a pension benefit file and retirement settlements.
- ▪The ACB recovered the tainted cash and has arrested the official for further legal action.
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A record assistant working in the School Education department was caught allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹20,000 by the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau in Hyderabad on Monday (May 25).The accused was identified as S. Shivanand, Record Assistant in the office of the Deputy Inspector of Schools at Government High School, Ameerpet Mandal.According to the ACB, the official allegedly demanded the bribe from a complainant for processing and submitting the pension benefit file of the complainant’s mother to higher authorities and for processing retirement benefit settlements.Officials said the accused was caught red-handed by the ACB City Range-II unit at around 2 p.m. while allegedly accepting the bribe amount.
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