Treasury officer and assistant caught taking ₹1 lakh bribe in Rangareddy

A Sub-Treasury Officer, an Assistant Treasury Officer and a private person were caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while allegedly accepting ₹1 lakh as part payment of a ₹2.50 lakh bribe in Rangareddy district on Thursday.

The accused were identified as Sub-Treasury Officer Madiga Laxmaiah and Assistant Treasury Officer Kavali Anuradha both working at the Divisional Sub-Treasury Office in Chevella, and one Vadde Jangaiah.

According to the ACB, Laxmaiah and Anuradha allegedly demanded ₹2.50 lakh from the complainant and accepted ₹1 lakh as part payment. Laxmaiah allegedly received ₹50,000 as his share, while Jangaiah, acting on Anuradha’s instructions, received the remaining ₹50,000 from the complainant.

The ACB said the bribe was allegedly sought as a reward for processing and forwarding the complainant’s suspension-period salary bills amounting to ₹23,25,390 and post-retirement pension adjustment arrears of ₹4,29,000.