Telangana: tehsildar gets one year's RI for taking bribe

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Last Updated : Sep 02 2014 | 8:11 PM IST

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A local court has convicted a former tehsildar for taking bribe.
Additional special judge for anti-corruption cases here today sentenced R Govardhanachary, posted in Kasipet mandal in Adilabad district of Telangana at the time of the offence, to a rigorous imprisonment of one year under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The court also imposed fine of Rs 10,000 on him.
He had been trapped by Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 to issue proceedings for restoration of possession of a land.
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First Published: Sep 02 2014 | 8:11 PM IST

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