Three govt officials in ACB net for taking bribe

Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday trapped three persons including a Mandal Education Officer in Adilabad and Visakhapatnam for allegedly taking bribe.

K Ganga Singh, Education Officer in Bheemini mandal of Adilabad district was caught red-handed by ACB officials at his residence at Kevadasnagar in Utnoor when he demanded and accepted Rs 4,000 as bribe from a complainant and handed over the same to a private person M Kumar, for doing an official favour, an ACB release said here.
 In another case, G Satyaveni, Tax Collector in Greater Visakha Municipal Corporation was trapped by ACB officials when she demanded and accepted bribe of Rs 2,000 for doing an official favour of processing the complainant's application for change of name of the ownership of the flat in records, the release said adding both the cases were under investigation.
PTI