Peddapally Municipal Assistant Engineer trapped while accepting ₹2 lakh bribe
A municipal assistant engineer in Telangana was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for accepting a bribe of ₹2 lakh. Authorities also discovered ₹32.31 lakh in unaccounted cash during a subsequent search of his residence.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing efforts by anti-corruption agencies to curb systemic graft within local government infrastructure projects.
The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) arrested Municipal Assistant Engineer posted in Peddapally district while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹2 lakh from a contractor for processing and forwarding a final bill related to a municipal development project.
According to the ACB, the accused officer, 33-year-old Kallepalli Sathish Kumar, serving as Assistant Engineer in the Peddapally Municipal Office, was trapped by the ACB Karimnagar unit at his residence after he demanded and accepted the bribe from the complainant.
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