Archive · 30 Oct 2025
Telangana Engineer Caught Taking Bribe
A man who works for the electricity company in Telangana was caught by the police.
He asked for money, which is not allowed, to help someone get a new transformer for their chicken farm.
The police caught him with the money.
This is a crime because public workers should not ask for money to do their jobs.
A Telangana electricity company engineer, Shaik Chand Shareef Basha, was apprehended by the ACB.
Basha, a Divisional Engineer in Medak district, was caught accepting a Rs. 21,000 bribe.
The bribe was demanded for processing a file to sanction a transformer for a poultry farm.
The tainted bribe money was recovered from Basha's possession.
The complainant's identity has been withheld by ACB officials for security reasons.
- Who
- Shaik Chand Shareef Basha, a Divisional Engineer (DE) Electrical (Operations) for TGSPDCL in Medak district.
- What
- Caught by the ACB (Anti-Corruption Bureau) for demanding and accepting a bribe.
- When
- The specific date is not mentioned, but the event has occurred.
- Where
- Medak district, Telangana.
- Why
- Demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs. 21,000 to process a file for the sanction of a transformer for the complainant's poultry farm.
- Name
- Shaik Chand Shareef Basha
- Position
- Divisional Engineer (Electrical Operations)
- Company
- TGSPDCL (Telangana State Power Distribution Company Limited)
- District
- Medak
- Bribe Amount
- Rs. 21,000