Officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a Deputy Executive Engineer of the Irrigation Department for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹1.50 lakh, at the latter’s office near the PWD Grounds in Vijayawada on Tuesday.
The accused, identified as Rayana Srinivasa Rao, is posted in the River Conservancy Sub-Division (Krishna Central Division) in Vijayawada. He had allegedly demanded a bribe from a man named Bhattu Vidya Sagar to accord permission for decasting of sand in the land taken on lease by the latter and forward a letter in this regard to the Mines and Geology Department.
Mr. Vidya Sagar then approached the ACB and lodged a complaint against Srinivasa Rao, after which ACB sleuths laid a trap. Srinivasa Rao was allegedly arrested red-handed and a chemical examination of his hands tested positive. The engineer was arrested and will be produced before a Special Judge for ACB cases in Vijayawada.
An investigation is under progress.
