Overview
- Two officials were caught in separate Anti-Corruption Bureau sting operations on Thursday, with Keesara deputy tahsildar Sandeep Reddy arrested for allegedly taking Rs 2.5 lakh and TSPDCL assistant engineer Pandala Sandhaya Rakesh detained with Rs 1.2 lakh.
- ACB teams set a trap after complaints about demanded payments and arrested Reddy as he allegedly accepted cash for land-related processing and recovered money from the power utility officer for approving six new meters.
- Investigators carried out searches at the Keesara mandal revenue office, seized documents and files, and are questioning other staff to establish if more people were involved.
- The TSPDCL assistant engineer is due to be produced before the Principal Special Judge in Nampally for judicial remand under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the ACB Act and the cases remain under investigation.
- The ACB relies on complaint-driven stings for public-facing services, and these arrests could lead to wider probes and prosecutions that affect how land and electricity applications are handled for ordinary citizens.