Overview
- The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Plantation Manager Thadi Rajender and private individual Chennam Gopala Krishna in Bhadradri Kothagudem district.
- Officials say the pair took ₹3.51 lakh to facilitate approval of bills for cutting one unit of eucalyptus estimated at about 3,900 tonnes.
- The ACB conducted a trap around 1:37 a.m. on January 3 at Gopala Krishna’s residence in Khammam, resulting in immediate arrests.
- Divisional Manager Thati Sravani of the Telangana Forest Development Corporation was identified as the alleged beneficiary and is reported absconding.
- The accused were produced before the special court for SPE and ACB cases in Warangal, the complainant’s identity is being withheld, and the ACB urged reports of bribery via toll-free number 1064.