A grama paripalana officer in Kothagudem district was caught by the ACB while accepting Rs.15,000 as a bribe for issuing a pattadar passbook. The accused, a former VRO, allegedly demanded money at the behest of higher officials.

Kothagudem: A grama paripalana officer (GPO), appointed from the pool of former Village Revenue Officers (VROs) and Village Revenue Assistants (VRAs), was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Mulkalapalli mandal on Monday while accepting a bribe.

The accused, Banavath Srinivas Naik, GPO of Pusugudem revenue cluster, had allegedly demanded Rs.60,000 from a complainant for registering and issuing a pattadar passbook for 2.30 acres of agricultural land in survey number 254/AA of Vemukunta village.

According to ACB officials, the complainant had

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