Tax officer in ACB net for receiving Rs 1.5 lakh bribe

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Last Updated : Mar 04 2013 | 6:55 PM IST
A deputy commercial tax officer was arrested today for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh in Anantapur district.
T Ramesh Kumar Reddy, working at Commercial Tax Check Post at Gooty, was caught red-handed by sleuths of the Anti- Corruption Bureau (ACB) when he demanded and accepted the sum from complainant D Hanumaiah for freeing his transport vehicle, according to an official release.
The accused officer will be produced before the ACB court at Kurnool, it said.

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First Published: Mar 04 2013 | 6:55 PM IST

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