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Telangana: Two Health Officials And Driver Arrested By ACB For Taking Bribe
- •Three persons including a DMHO and a health inspector were arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau officials in Telangana.
- •The accused allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs two lakh and accepted Rs one lakh from a complainant.
- •The bribe was demanded for returning keys to a seized physiotherapy centre and issuing a new license.
- •The cash was recovered from the driver, and all three accused will be produced before a court for judicial remand.
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Three persons, including a DMHO and a health inspector working at the Rangareddy district DMHO office, were arrested by the ACB for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs one lakh. The bribe was demanded for returning the seized physiotherapy centre keys, avoiding further action for operating without a license, and issuing a new license.
A private driver of the health inspector demanded an amount of Rs two lakh on the instructions of the two accused health officials and was caught accepting Rs one lakh from the complainant. The tainted bribe money was successfully recovered from the possession of the driver.
All three accused individuals were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau and will be produced before a local court for judicial remand. The official case is currently under active investigation by the authorities.
