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Telangana ACB Arrests Amangal Tahsildar, Surveyor Over Rs 50,000 Land Records Bribe Demand

Investigators say the payments were sought to complete land registration, including typographical corrections in the complainant's records.

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Overview

  • The Anti-Corruption Bureau detained Amangal Tahsildar Chintakindi Lalitha and Mandal Surveyor K Ravi in Ranga Reddy district on Tuesday.
  • Officials allege they asked the complainant for Rs 50,000 each to finish a land registration and correct entries tied to the complainant's grandmother.
  • ACB said Lalitha had already taken Rs 50,000 earlier to initiate the process.
  • The bureau registered a case and launched an investigation, and urged citizens to report bribery via helpline 1064 or WhatsApp at 9440446106.
  • In a separate action the same day, ACB caught Tandur Municipality senior assistant B. Ramesh after he demanded and accepted Rs 15,000 to allot a house number, and recovered the cash.