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Revenue inspector caught taking Rs 30,000 bribe in Jagtial
ACB caught revenue inspector Manchikatla Rahul accepting Rs 30,000 as part of a Rs 40,000 bribe at a complainant's home in Siripuram Colony, Jagtial district. The official initially demanded Rs 50,000 for…
The Story in Brief
ACB caught revenue inspector Manchikatla Rahul accepting Rs 30,000 as part of a Rs 40,000 bribe at a complainant's home in Siripuram Colony, Jagtial district. The official initially demanded Rs 50,000 for conducting a land survey and issuing a Pattadar passbook report, later reducing it to Rs 40,000.
Rahul was arrested and produced before a special court in Karimnagar. The ACB has urged citizens to report bribe demands on its toll-free number 1064.
The Indian Opinion
The ACB's swift action is welcome, but such cases are just the tip of the iceberg. Every day, citizens pay bribes for basic services like land surveys and passbooks. The '56-inch chest' narrative on corruption rings hollow when middlemen and officials operate with impunity. The real test will be how many convictions follow from this arrest, and whether the complainant gets their work done without further harassment.
Source: thehindu.com
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