Child Development Project Officer trapped accepting ₹63,000 bribe in Jagtial

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday caught a Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) in Jagtial district allegedly while accepting a bribe of ₹63,000 for not making adverse remarks during inspections of Anganwadi centres.

The accused officer, Daroju Padma, CDPO, Metpally, was caught by the ACB’s Karimnagar unit while allegedly accepting the money from the complainant outside her office premises.

According to the ACB, the officer had allegedly demanded ₹1,000 per month from each of 21 Anganwadi centres under the Metpally Urban Mandal for showing official favour. The amount for three months worked out to ₹63,000, at ₹3,000 from each centre.

During the trap, the officer allegedly directly accepted ₹63,000 from the complainant. The tainted amount was recovered from her possession, the ACB said.