Telangana Cyber Security Bureau inspector trapped by ACB in ₹9 lakh bribery case
An inspector from the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau was arrested for accepting a bribe in a cyber fraud case. Bathula Mahendar demanded ₹9 lakh from a complainant to avoid implicating their family members. The Anti-Corruption Bureau seized additional unaccounted cash and gold during the investigation.
- ▪The inspector demanded ₹9 lakh from a complainant in a cyber fraud case.
- ▪He had already accepted ₹5 lakh in cash before demanding the remaining amount.
- ▪The ACB seized ₹13 lakh in unaccounted cash and gold ornaments from his residence.
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An Inspector of Police attached to the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) was caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday for demanding and accepting bribe from a complainant in connection with a cyber fraud case.According to the ACB, the accused officer, Bathula Mahendar, demanded ₹9 lakh from the complainant in exchange for not implicating the complainant’s family members and friends in a cyber fraud case registered at the Central Crime Police Station of the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau.The agency said that the officer had already accepted ₹5 lakh in cash as part payment of the bribe.
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