Archive · 28 May 2025
Telangana Revenue Official Apprehended in Bribe Case
In Hyderabad, Telangana, several government officials were caught taking bribes.
One Revenue Inspector, Bhoopala Mahesh, was caught by the ACB taking money for a family certificate.
Another official, Jeevan Lal Lavidiya, was caught by the CBI for accepting a large bribe related to taxes.
A police inspector, L. Balu Chowhan, was also arrested for demanding a bribe to help someone in a case.
These officials are now facing legal consequences for their actions, which included accepting money to influence official matters, and searches led to the recovery of significant cash and documents.
A Revenue Inspector in Hyderabad, Telangana, was caught accepting a bribe.
The ACB apprehended Bhoopala Mahesh while accepting Rs 25,000.
Jeevan Lal Lavidiya, Commissioner of Income Tax, and four others were arrested in a separate bribery case.
Lavidiya's case involved a Rs 70 lakh bribery scheme related to tax appeals.
Hyderabad Police Inspector, L. Balu Chowhan, was arrested for demanding a bribe to remove a name from a case.
- Who
- Bhoopala Mahesh, Jeevan Lal Lavidiya, and L. Balu Chowhan, and individuals involved in bribery.
- What
- Multiple officials were caught accepting bribes.
- When
- May 28, 2025 (article publication date). Several incidents occurred in 2025.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Why
- To settle tax appeals or remove names from cases.
- Accused
- Bhoopala Mahesh, Revenue Inspector
- Bribe Amount Demanded
- Rs 1 lakh (Mahesh), Rs 1.5 lakh (Chowhan), Rs 70 lakh (Lavidiya's case)
- Bribe Amount Accepted
- Rs 25,000 (Mahesh), Rs 50,000 (Chowhan's case)
- Agency
- Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Related Cases
- Cases involving Jeevan Lal Lavidiya and L. Balu Chowhan
- Locations of Searches
- Mumbai, Hyderabad, Khammam, Visakhapatnam, and New Delhi