The Freedom Press
Mahabubnagar, November 5: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) here on Thursday arrested two officials of the District Youth and Sports Office in Mahabubnagar for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹1 lakh to clear pending catering bills.
The arrested officials were District Youth and Sports Officer (DY&SO) Jakku Rajasekhar Reddy and contract-based typist Goru Umesh. ACB officials from the Mahabubnagar range caught them red-handed while accepting the bribe.
According to the ACB, the accused had demanded ₹1 lakh from a complainant for processing and approving pending catering bills and facilitating the release of a cheque worth ₹3.10 lakh for August 2026. The bills were related to food supplied to sportspersons staying at the Volleyball Hostel of the Sports Authority of Telangana (SATG) in Mahabubnagar.
The bureau recovered the entire bribe amount from Rajasekhar Reddy at his instance. He had allegedly accepted the money on behalf of both officials, as per their prior understanding to share the amount.
The ACB stated that the accused had misused their official positions to obtain undue financial advantage. Both officials are being produced before the Principal Special Judge for SPE and ACB cases in Nampally, Hyderabad, for judicial remand.
The case is under investigation. The ACB has urged citizens to report bribery demands through its toll-free helpline 1064 or WhatsApp number 9440446106.
