TGSPDCL assistant engineer caught taking ₹1.20 lakh bribe for new electricity metres in Hyderabad
An assistant engineer at the Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for accepting a bribe. The official demanded money to approve the installation of new electricity meters.
Why it matters
It highlights ongoing efforts by anti-corruption agencies to curb graft within public utility services.
TGSPDCL assistant engineer caught taking ₹1.20 lakh bribe for new electricity metres in Hyderabad left Pandala Sandhya Rakesh, an assistant engineer at Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited’s (TGSPDCL) Madannapet Section under Santosh Nagar Sub-Division. By Arrangement https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/national/telangana/qr118i/article71587945.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-10-15%20at%2017.08.59.jpeg HYDERABAD An assistant engineer of the Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL) was caught red-handed by Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe of ₹1.20 lakh for sanctioning six new electricity meters in Hyderabad on Thursday (October 15, 2026). . https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/bribe-and-prejudice-when-graft-charges-slip-through-the-cracks/article69934648.ece The accused, Pandala Sandhya Rakesh, was working as an assistant engineer at the Madannapet Section under the Santosh Nagar Sub-Division of TGSPDCL.
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