Hyderabad, Sept. 26 -- A Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) attached to Metpally in Jagtial district was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while allegedly accepting a Rs 63,000 bribe from an Anganwadi centre representative on Saturday, September 26.

According to the ACB, the officer, Daroju Padma, allegedly demanded Rs 1,000 per month from each of the 21 Anganwadi Centres under Metpally Urban Mandal in exchange for not making adverse remarks during inspections.

The bribe for three months amounted to Rs 63,000, which Padma allegedly accepted directly from the complainant outside her office premises during the trap operation conducted by the ACB Karimnagar unit.

The ACB said the tainted amount was recovered from...