Pebbair Municipal Commissioner held in bribe case

Hyderabad: Hyderabad: The ACB arrested Kandikatla Adisheshu, the commissioner of Pebbair municipality in Wanaparthy district after he was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 at his office on Tuesday.

According to ACB, the commissioner demanded a bribe to sanction the bill of a contract work of painting and laying CC roads last year. The contractor approached the ACB, which provided him with chemical-laced currency notes to pay the official.

The ACB arrested Adisheshu after he had accepted the cash. His hands and fingers tested positive for the chemicals, and the money was recovered from his office table shelf. Adisheshu was produced before the First Additional Special Judge for ACB cases at Nampally.

The ACB urged people to call -1064, a toll-free number, in case of demand for bribe by any public servant, a press release issued by ACB on Tuesday stated.