Irrigation DE in Telangana ACB net
A Divisional Executive Engineer in Telangana was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹50,000. The engineer was caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau while receiving the bribe at his residence. The funds were reportedly solicited to expedite the processing of bills for a housing project that had been delayed since September 2022.
- ▪The engineer was identified as Ganti Srikanth, working in Warangal district.
- ▪He was caught accepting the bribe at his home in Hanumakonda.
- ▪The bribe was allegedly requested to process payments for a construction project.
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A Divisional Executive Engineer of the Irrigation and Command Area Development (I&CAD) Department was caught red-handed allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹50,000, by the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Hanumakonda on Monday (May 25, 2026).According to an ACB press note, Ganti Srikanth, presently working as Divisional Executive Engineer at Palakurthi in Warangal district, was trapped while allegedly accepting the bribe amount from a complainant at his residence in Bhavani Nagar, Hanumakonda.The ACB stated that the official had allegedly sought the bribe to “record the final measurements in M-books and process the bills” related to the construction of 10 double-bedroom houses (2BHK) executed by the complainant. The works had reportedly been pending since September 2022.
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