Overview
- Anti-corruption officials arrested two officers from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Police Outpost after an alleged Rs 5 lakh demand and a Rs 2 lakh payoff.
- Searches at Inspector Sampathi Kanakaiah’s home turned up Rs 33.97 lakh in cash and property papers now being checked for disproportionate assets.
- The arrested airport officers were produced before a court and sent to judicial custody as the investigation continues.
- Parallel traps caught more police personnel across Telangana, including two Armed Reserve sub-inspectors allegedly taking Rs 1 lakh to spare an accused from arrest.
- Further arrests included sub-inspectors in Madhapur, Tekmal, Nirmal, and Warangal for alleged bribe sums from Rs 15,000 to Rs 50,000, as the DGP condemned graft and the ACB urged reports via helpline 1064.