Andhra: Atmakur Municipal Commissioner in ACB’s grip

Kurnool: An Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team on Thursday evening caught Atmakur Municipal Commissioner Ramesh Babu red-handed for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 through bill collector Bhaskar at the municipal office in Atmakur town of Nandyal district. The trap was laid following a complaint lodged by Shaik Sajjath Ali, who alleged that municipal officials demanded illegal gratification for granting permission to construct a marriage function hall.

According to ACB DSP D Somanna, the complainant had approached the Atmakur municipality seeking approval to build a function hall on his agricultural land situated on the outskirts of the town.

Instead of processing the application as per rules, the officials allegedly demanded a bribe for clearing the permission.