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Moinabad Officials Busted in Rs 75,000 Bribery Sting by Anti-Corruption Bureau
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News18•01-10-2026, 10:00
Moinabad Officials Busted in Rs 75,000 Bribery Sting by Anti-Corruption Bureau
- •Two Moinabad Municipality officials, Gundu Vani and Yelamoni Sudarshan, were caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in an alleged Rs 75,000 bribery case.
- •The officials were accused of demanding and accepting the bribe in connection with a construction-related matter, specifically to avoid coercive action against an alleged illegal construction.
- •Gundu Vani, the Town Planning Officer, allegedly demanded the bribe, which was then accepted through Yelamoni Sudarshan, a Senior Assistant on deputation.
- •The ACB conducted a trap operation on September 30, recovering the Rs 75,000 from Sudarshan's possession at Vani's instance.
- •Both accused officers were taken into custody and produced before a judge for judicial remand, with the case remaining under investigation.
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Gundu Vani, Town Planning Officer, and Yelamoni Sudarshan, Senior Assistant and former Panchayat Secretary, for allegedly accepting a Rs 75,000 bribe.
The officers demanded a bribe of Rs 75,000 from a complainant in exchange for not taking coercive action against their construction by treating it as illegal.
Following the trap conducted on September 30, both accused officers were taken into custody and produced before the Additional Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases at Nampally for judicial remand.
