OMC in-charge Revenue Inspector in ACB net
An in-charge Revenue Inspector at the Ongole Municipal Corporation was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for allegedly accepting a bribe. The official was already facing trial for a previous disproportionate assets case.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing efforts to curb administrative corruption in local municipal bodies in India.
Officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught in-charge Revenue Inspector (RI) of Ongole Municipal Corporation (OMC), S. Venkata Narendra, while he was allegedly taking ₹15,000 bribe.
According to the ACB officials, the Revenue Inspector allegedly demanded and accepted the bribe on Tuesday (August 19) for processing a file and providing an official favour to the complainant.
The accused was earlier booked in a Disproportionate Assets case and is facing trial. Investigation is under way, the investigating officials said.
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