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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted astonishment raids connected aggregate Road Transport Authority (RTA) cheque posts crossed Telangana during the intervening nighttime of October 18 and 19, uncovering a wide web of amerciable currency postulation from lorry drivers and transport operators.
The cognition was launched aft credible accusation indicated that RTA officials were collecting bribes from drivers and cleaners done backstage intermediaries and stashing the wealth with them. Raids were carried retired simultaneously astatine Vishnupuram (Wadapalli) successful Nalgonda, Kodad successful Suryapet, Krishna successful Narayanpet, Bhoraj successful Adilabad, Bhainsa successful Nirmal, Wankhidi successful Komram Bheem–Asifabad, Salabatpoor-Maddunur and Pendurthy successful Kamareddy, Zaheerabad successful Sangareddy, Palvoncha and Aswaraopet successful Bhadradri-Kothagudem and Muthugudem (Penuballi) successful Khammam district.
Officials observed that lorry drivers were routinely paying currency to unafraid passage, pointing to a well-entrenched and organised strategy of extortion astatine the cheque posts. ACB recovered that RTA unit were deliberately neglecting their duties, portion unauthorised agents stopped vehicles and collected amerciable payments connected their behalf.
During the operation, ACB officers seized an unaccounted magnitude of ₹74,18,880. A elaborate study volition beryllium sent to the State authorities recommending disciplinary and ineligible enactment against the officials involved.
The ACB has urged the nationalist to study immoderate request for bribes by authorities employees by calling the toll-free fig 1064 oregon done WhatsApp astatine 9440446106. Citizens tin besides scope the bureau connected Facebook (Telangana ACB) oregon X (formerly Twitter) astatine @TelanganaACB. The identities of complainants volition beryllium kept confidential.
