In Narayanpet district of Telangana, a police inspector and two constables were arrested by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday. All three are accused of taking a bribe of 20 thousand rupees. The amount of bribe has been recovered from a constable. This case is being investigated.
An anti -corruption bureau official said that the accused policemen had demanded a bribe from the complainant to reduce the seriousness of the allegations in return for official help, while the charge sheet against him in this case of rape lodged in Makthal police station Is being admitted.
Meanwhile, in another incident, ACB officials have arrested a forest range officer and a forest beat officer in Bhadradri Kothagudem district for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant. He accepted bribe in exchange for allowing gravel transport for road construction.
Let us tell you that last year, the Anti Corruption Bureau in Telangana arrested many government officials in the sheep scam. The ACB had said that two officers Anjilappa and Krishnaiya were arrested, who hatched collusion and conspiracy with private persons. Resorted to illegal acts and violations.
According to the report, during 2021 and 2023, the Animal Husbandry Department had procured sheep from Prakasham district of Andhra Pradesh, but sheep traders were not paid. In 2017, the BRS government of Telangana launched the sheep distribution scheme to strengthen the rural economy.
Under its first phase, every family was given 20 sheep with unit cost of Rs 1.25 lakh on 75 percent subsidy. A total of Rs 4,980.31 crore was spent on the implementation of the scheme. About 82.74 lakh sheep were purchased from other states. Primary sheep breeders were distributed among 3.92 lakh members of cooperative societies.