2 govt officials caught taking Rs 1L bribe in Mahabubnagar

Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday, November 5, caught two government officials while accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh in Mahbubnagar.

The accused were allegedly accepting the bribe to process pending catering bills and release payments for food supplied to athletes at the local volleyball hostel.

ACB officials identified the accused as Jakku Rajasekhar Reddy, District Youth and Sports Officer, and Gore Umesh, contract-based typist. Both worked at the District Youth and Sports Office in Mahabubnagar.

According to an ACB officials, the two officials had demanded Rs.1 lakh from a catering contractor for processing and approving pending bills and arranging the release of Rs.3.10 lakh towards the catering bill for August 2026. The bill pertained to the supply of food to sportspersons staying at the Volleyball Hostel of the Sports Authority of Telangana (SATG) in Mahabubnagar.

ACB officials of the Mahabubnagar Range caught the duo on Thursday when they accepted the bribe. The tainted amount was recovered from Rajasekhar Reddy’s possession at his instance.

The District Youth and Sports Officer had accepted the bribe on his own behalf and on behalf of the typist, as per their prior mutual understanding to share the amount, ACB said.

The two officials were arrested and will be produced before the Special Judge for SPE and ACB cases at Nampally for judicial remand. The case is under investigation.

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