Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Alair Revenue Inspector Arrested in Rs.14,000 Bribery Case
An official in Alair was accused of asking for money to do an official job.
The amount involved was Rs.14,000.
The official was Revenue Inspector Vemuganti Purnachander Rao.
The money was allegedly received through Grama Palana Officer Shaik Ahmed.
It was connected to a report needed for registering land.
Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau officers caught them in the case.
They later appeared before a special court in Nampally.
The court sent them to judicial custody.
The complainant’s identity was kept secret for safety.
Telangana ACB officials caught Alair Revenue Inspector Vemuganti Purnachander Rao in a bribery case.
Rao allegedly demanded and accepted Rs.14,000 from a complainant through Grama Palana Officer Shaik Ahmed.
The money was sought for issuing a report to the Tahsildar concerning registration of land sold by the complainant’s sister.
The bribe amount was recovered from Ahmed’s possession, according to the ACB.
Rao and Ahmed were produced before a special ACB court in Nampally and remanded to judicial custody.
- Who
- Revenue Inspector Vemuganti Purnachander Rao and Grama Palana Officer Shaik Ahmed were involved, according to the report.
- What
- The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau caught them in connection with an alleged Rs.14,000 bribery case.
- When
- Not specified in the report.
- Where
- Alair mandal in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana; the accused were later produced in Nampally.
- Why
- The money was allegedly sought for issuing a report to the Tahsildar to facilitate registration of land sold by the complainant’s sister.
- Accused official
- Vemuganti Purnachander Rao, Revenue Inspector of Alair mandal
- Other accused
- Shaik Ahmed, Grama Palana Officer at Kolanupaka village
- Bribe amount
- Rs.14,000
- Investigating agency
- Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau
- Alleged purpose
- Issuing a report to the Tahsildar for land registration
- Court action
- The accused were remanded to judicial custody
- Complainant
- Identity withheld for security reasons