Overview
- The Anti‑Corruption Bureau carried out coordinated sting operations in late October that led to arrests of police officers and government inspectors in Hyderabad and surrounding districts.
- Inspector M. Kondal Rao and Home Guard Abid Ali were arrested after the ACB says Rao demanded ₹6 lakh and accepted a ₹3 lakh part payment to close a case.
- A Banjara Hills sub‑inspector, identified as Kottoor Vijay, was booked after the ACB says an initial ₹10 lakh demand was reduced and settled at ₹1 lakh to avoid arrest and stop fresh cases being filed.
- The ACB also caught Legal Metrology Inspector K. Venkateswarlu and intermediary Kasaram Ravinder over a reported ₹20,000 payment, and a separate ACB action in Rajasthan produced an arrest for a Rs 70,000 bribe.
- All accused have been produced before special courts for judicial remand, tainted amounts have been seized where recovered, and the bureau is urging citizens to report bribe demands through its toll‑free number and WhatsApp line.