The village revenue officer of Gorinta village in Ponduru mandal of Srikakulam district was today sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment for taking bribe.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 4,000 on Ponturu Venkateswarlu, the official.
Anti-Corruption Bureau had trapped him in May 2011 while taking Rs 2,000 from S Appala Naidu to verify latter's property titles for obtaining solvency certificate, said DSP (ACB), Srikakulam, K Ranga Raju.
