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Telangana ACB catches Nirmal govt officer for demanding 7k bribe

The officer had initially demanded a bribe of Rs 25,000 from the complainant for processing a pending file.

Hyderabad: Officials of the Telangana anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Saturday, May 24, caught a mandal surveyor working in the tahsildar office, Kaddam mandal of Nirmal district, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 7000.

Pawar Umaji had initially demanded a bribe of Rs 25,000 from the complainant for processing a file pending with the tahsildar for issuance of a succession certificate.

He later agreed to Rs 20,000 on the complainant’s request and had already accepted Rs 12,000 on May 20. 

Telangana ACB advises citizens to discourage bribery and contact toll free number 1064 for complaints. It can also be contacted through its website: acb.telangana.gov.in and social media platforms, i.e., WhatsApp (9440446106), Facebook (Telangana ACB), and X/formerly Twitter (@TelanganaACB).

A week earlier, the Telangana ACB cautioned against calls impersonating ACB officials and demanding money from public servants.

In a statement, the bureau informed that ACB officials would never call public servants asking for money not to register cases against them. “Government employees should not believe such calls or make payments to such fake callers. If any such fake calls are received by a public servant or citizens in the name of ACB officials, contact ACB immediately,” the statement read.

This post was last modified on May 24, 2025 8:37 pm

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Veena Nair

Veena Nair is the Online Editor at Siasat.com, where she primarily reports on religious and community-based hate crimes across India. She holds a degree from Sathyabama University, Chennai, and began her career as a software professional before pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media (IIJNM), Bengaluru. Before joining Siasat.com, Veena worked as a sub-editor at The New Indian Express in Coimbatore. Outside of journalism, she has a strong interest in theatre and has performed as an improv theatre artist in both Hyderabad and Bengaluru. A passionate observer of people, she is also a movie and music enthusiast, and a devoted cat mom

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