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Telangana ACB Arrests Asifabad Civil Supplies Officials Over ₹75,000 Bribe

Investigators say the payment was sought to move three lorries of PDS rice without quality checks.

Overview

  • District Manager Gurubelli Venkat Narasimha Rao was trapped by ACB officers near Kagaznagar X Road in Adilabad.
  • ACB said Technical Assistant (outsourcing) Kothagolla Manikanth conveyed the demand on the manager’s instructions.
  • Officers recovered ₹75,000 from Narasimha Rao’s possession during the operation.
  • Both accused were arrested and produced before the special ACB court in Karimnagar on November 6, 2025.
  • The case remains under investigation, and the ACB urged citizens to report bribery via toll-free 1064 or its official social media with confidentiality assured.