Overview
- The accused are deputy tahsildar Mohammed Yakoob Pasha, EPASS technical assistant Vijay Kumar, and ration dealers’ association mandal president Pothu Shabareesh.
- Investigators say the trio sought ₹30,000 from a shop owner through Shabareesh to avoid a stock-shortage report and closure during working hours.
- The tainted cash was recovered from Shabareesh during a trap laid by the Khammam range of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
- All three were arrested and produced before the Special Court for SPE and ACB cases in Warangal on November 17.
- The complainant’s identity remains protected as the probe continues, and the ACB has publicized its toll-free 1064 and official social channels for complaints.