Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Junior Assistant Jailed for Bribery in Guntur
A man named Ravela Peda Veerabhadra Rao, who worked as a junior assistant in the district industries department in Guntur, was caught taking a bribe.
He asked for ₹10,000 from a man named Vurubandi Acharya Lenin to help him get a government subsidy for starting a brick manufacturing business.
The subsidy was already approved, but the money was not released.
The man who was asked for the bribe reported it to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
The ACB caught the junior assistant taking the bribe and took him to court.
The court found him guilty and sentenced him to two years in jail and a fine of ₹5,000.
The ACB encourages people to report corruption by calling their toll-free number or sending an email.
A junior assistant in Guntur's district industries department was convicted for demanding a ₹10,000 bribe.
The bribe was for processing a subsidy application under the PMEGP scheme for a brick manufacturing unit.
The complainant reported the bribe demand to the ACB, which caught the assistant red-handed in 2011.
The court sentenced the assistant to two years of rigorous imprisonment and a ₹5,000 fine.
The ACB has provided contact information for reporting corruption incidents.
- Who
- Ravela Peda Veerabhadra Rao, a junior assistant in the district industries department, Guntur
- What
- Demanded and accepted a bribe for processing a government subsidy application
- When
- The incident occurred in 2011, and the conviction was pronounced on December 12, 2025
- Where
- Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To expedite the release of a pending subsidy under the Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
- Convict Name
- Ravela Peda Veerabhadra Rao
- Position
- Junior Assistant, District Industries Department
- Bribe Amount Demanded
- ₹10,000
- Complainant Name
- Vurubandi Acharya Lenin
- Subsidy Amount Pending
- ₹3.50 lakh
- Sentence
- 2 years rigorous imprisonment and ₹5,000 fine
- Date of Conviction
- December 12, 2025
- ACB Contact Number
- 1064 (toll-free), 94404 440057 (mobile)