Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Revenue Officer Caught Allegedly Accepting Rs 50,000 Bribe
Anti-Corruption Bureau officials investigated a complaint against a revenue officer.
They alleged that the officer asked for Rs 50,000.
The money was allegedly sought to help regularise an employee’s pay and approve pending annual raises.
Officials set a trap at the RDO office in Paderu on Wednesday evening.
They said they caught the officer while he was accepting the money.
A corruption case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The officer is accused, and the allegations will be dealt with through the legal process.
The ACB asked people to report suspected corruption while promising to keep informants’ identities confidential.
ACB officials allegedly caught ASR District Revenue Officer (FAC) Marothu Venkata Surya Lokeshwara Rao accepting Rs 50,000.
The trap was conducted around 6 p.m. Wednesday at the RDO office in Paderu.
The complaint alleged the money was demanded to regularise pay scales and sanction pending annual increments.
The ACB registered a case under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018.
Rao has held additional charge as ASR District Revenue Officer since April 2025.
- Who
- ASR District Revenue Officer (FAC) Marothu Venkata Surya Lokeshwara Rao and the complainant, Junior Assistant Ammu Surya Chakravarthi.
- What
- The ACB allegedly caught Rao demanding and accepting a Rs 50,000 bribe.
- When
- Around 6 p.m. on Wednesday; the article does not specify the calendar date.
- Where
- At the RDO office in Paderu.
- Why
- The alleged bribe was linked to regularising the complainant’s 2024 regular pay scale and sanctioning pending annual increments.
- Accused officer
- Marothu Venkata Surya Lokeshwara Rao
- Position
- ASR District Revenue Officer (FAC); also Special Deputy Collector (Tribal Welfare-Lands)
- Alleged bribe
- Rs 50,000
- Location
- RDO office, Paderu
- Complainant
- Ammu Surya Chakravarthi, Junior Assistant in the ASR District Collectorate
- Law invoked
- Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018
- Case number
- Cr No 13/RCT-VSP/2026