Hyderabad: Veeravalli Kanakaratnam, an Engineer in Chief in Panchayat Raj Engineering department, was caught by Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) at his office in Erraum Manzil when he demanded and accepted a bribe Rs.50,000 from a complainant for showing official favour for the transfer and posting of the complainant.
The ACB officials said Kanakaratnam performed his public duty improperly and dishonestly. The bribe amount was recovered from the possession of Kanakaratnam and his left hand fingers yielded positive in a chemical test.