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Telangana ACB Arrests GHMC Assistant Engineer Over ₹15,000 Bribe

The latest arrest underscores the bureau’s expanded probe into municipal offices after a series of GHMC engineer detentions this quarter.

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Overview

  • Assistant Engineer T. Manisha was detained on June 23 at the GHMC Ward 2 office in Nehru Nagar for soliciting ₹15,000 to expedite a complainant’s bills.
  • Officials recovered the bribe on site, noting she had previously accepted ₹5,000 for the same improper service.
  • A chemical test detected cash residue on both of her hands, reinforcing evidence of her dishonest conduct.
  • She was taken into custody for production before the Principal Special Judge for SPE and ACB cases at Nampally as the investigation proceeds.
  • This marks the fourth GHMC official arrested since May under the bureau’s intensified municipal corruption investigations.