A Tahsildar and a Mandal Surveyor from Abdullapurmet mandal in Rangareddy district were caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday (October 12) in connection with a ₹20 lakh bribe. The bribe was demanded for conducting a land survey and issuing a joint inspection report required for a layout under Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) guidelines.

The accused were identified as B. Sudershan Reddy, Tahsildar of Abdullapurmet, and Batuka Srinivasulu, Mandal Surveyor.

According to the ACB, the two officials had initially demanded ₹30 lakh from the complainant for conducting the survey and issuing the Joint Inspection Survey Report. The amount was subsequently negotiated down to ₹20 lakh.

Acting on a complaint, ACB officials laid a trap near Abdullapurmet, where Srinivasulu was caught accepting ₹20 lakh on the instructions of the Tahsildar.

The entire bribe amount was recovered from Srinivasulu’s possession. A chemical test conducted on his fingers yielded positive results, indicating that he had handled the bribe money, the ACB said.

The bureau stated that both officials had acted dishonestly in the discharge of their public duties by demanding and accepting money in exchange for an official favour. Both officials are being arrested and produced before the Principal Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases at Nampally, Hyderabad.

The identity of the complainant has been withheld for security reasons. Further investigation is underway.

The ACB appealed to the public to report demands for bribes by government employees through its toll-free helpline, 1064, or WhatsApp number 9440446106.

A mandal surveyor of Saidapur mandal in Karimnagar district, along with two private assistants, was arrested by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday for demanding and accepting a bribe for carrying out an official land survey.

The accused, Yekkaladevi Kumaraswamy, was trapped by the ACB Karimnagar Range after accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 through his aides for processing a land survey request.

The complaint was related to a survey of land belonging to the complainant at Ammangurthi village in Saidapur mandal. Investigators said the officer had initially demanded ₹25,000 for the work and had already accepted ₹5,000 through a UPI transaction on May 23, 2026. Subsequently, ₹10,000 was accepted in cash on June 2, 2026 through private assistant Vanga Vihith Reddy, while the remaining ₹10,000 was received today through another private assistant, Teegala Rajesh.

The tainted amount of ₹10,000 was recovered from the possession of Teegala Rajesh during the trap operation.

Following the operation, the accused officer and both private assistants were arrested and produced before the special court for SPE and ACB cases in Karimnagar.

The case is currently under investigation, and further inquiry is under way into the involvement and financial trail of the accused.

The ACB kept the identity of the complainant confidential for security reasons and has urged people to report incidents of bribery through its toll-free number 1064 or via its official social media channels.