Archive · 8 Aug 2025
Tribal Welfare Engineer-in-Chief Arrested for Bribe
Imagine a high-ranking official in charge of building projects for tribal communities.
This person was caught taking a bribe.
A contractor, who was owed money for completed work, was asked to pay a large sum of money to get his bills cleared.
The contractor reported it to the authorities, and the official was caught red-handed while accepting the money.
It's not the first time this official has been accused of wrongdoing; there have been past investigations into his financial dealings.
The authorities are now investigating this case to ensure fairness.
Engineer-in-chief of tribal welfare department arrested for accepting a bribe.
Sabbavarapu Srinivas was caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Vijayawada.
He allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 25 lakh from a contractor to clear pending bills.
The contractor, Chekuri Krishnamraju, filed a complaint with the ACB.
Srinivas faced previous corruption charges in 2001 and 2014.
- Who
- Sabbavarapu Srinivas, the engineer-in-chief, and Chekuri Krishnamraju, the contractor.
- What
- Engineer-in-chief arrested for accepting a bribe.
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Vijayawada
- Why
- Srinivas demanded a bribe to clear the contractor's pending bills.
- Suspect
- Sabbavarapu Srinivas
- Position
- Engineer-in-chief, Tribal Welfare Department
- Bribe Amount Demanded
- Rs 25 lakh
- Complainant
- Chekuri Krishnamraju
- Contractor's Company
- Sri Satya Sai Constructions
- Previous Allegations
- Disproportionate assets (2001), demanding bribe (2014)