Shamirpet Tahsildar arrested by ACB sleuths in ₹2 lakh bribe trap
A Tahsildar in Shamirpet was arrested by the Telangana Anti Corruption Bureau for accepting a bribe of ₹2 lakh. The officer, T. Sucharitha, was demanding a total of ₹30 lakh for processing a land conversion application. Both the Tahsildar and her driver were arrested, and further investigations are ongoing.
- ▪T. Sucharitha, the Tahsildar, was arrested for accepting a bribe of ₹2 lakh.
- ▪She was demanding a total of ₹30 lakh for processing a land conversion application.
- ▪The bribe was accepted through her private driver, who was also arrested.
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A Tahsildar and Executive Magistrate of Shamirpet mandal was arrested by the officials of Telangana Anti Corruption Bureau on Tuesday for accepting a bribe of ₹2 lakh as part payment of a larger demand of ₹30 lakh for processing land conversion application.The accused, T. Sucharitha, Tahsildar, Executive Magistrate and Joint Sub-Registrar of Shamirpet, was trapped by officials of the Rangareddy range at around 2 p.m.According to the ACB, the accused officer demanded ₹30 lakh from a complainant for processing and approving an application related to the nala conversion of 30 acres of agricultural land. She accepted ₹2 lakh as part payment through her private driver, identified as V.
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