Forest official among two arrested by ACB in ₹3.51 lakh bribe case in Kothagudem

A Forest Department authoritative and different idiosyncratic were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) connected Saturday (January, 2025) for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹3.51 lakh from the complainant successful Bhadradri Kothagudem district.

The accused were identified arsenic Thadi Rajender, Plantation Manager, Forest Sub-Division, Bhadradri Kothagudem, and Chennam Gopala Krishna, a backstage person.

According to the ACB, the trap was laid connected January 3 astatine astir 1.37 americium astatine Gopala Krishna’s residence successful Khammam. The bribe was allegedly demanded connected behalf of Thati Sravani, Divisional Manager, Kothagudem, Telangana Forest Development Corporation Limited, for support of the complainant’s bills related to the cutting of 1 portion of eucalyptus trees, estimated astatine astir 3,900 tonnes.

Thadi Rajender and Chennam Gopala Krishna were arrested and produced earlier the peculiar tribunal for SPE and ACB cases successful Warangal. The Divisional Manager, Thati Sravani, is absconding and efforts are connected to hint her.

The lawsuit is nether investigation, and the individuality of the complainant has been withheld for information reasons. The ACB reiterated that nationalist tin study demands for bribes by nationalist servants by calling the toll-free fig 1064, assuring confidentiality to the complainants.