ACB raids Nellore toll plaza: ₹68,000 found by the roadside, ₹1.70 lakh in a car boot
The Anti-Corruption Bureau in Nellore, India, seized over ₹2 lakh in unaccounted cash during a raid on a transport toll plaza. A Motor Vehicle Inspector and several staff members are under investigation for allegedly collecting illegal bribes.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing efforts to combat systemic corruption within local government transport enforcement agencies.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) made a surprise check at the Transport Department’s toll plaza at Musunuru, near Kavali in Nellore district, on Sunday (September 6, 2026), and seized ₹2.38 lakh in unaccounted cash.
In the searches that followed, officers found ₹68,000 lying by the road. Another ₹1.70 lakh was in the boot of a car belonging to Motor Vehicle Inspector Banavath Gopi Naik of the district enforcement wing, Nellore, the Bureau said in a release.
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