Hyderabad, April 8 -- In a major anti-corruption operation, officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted a surprise raid at the Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport police outpost in Shamshabad, exposing alleged bribery by two police officers.

According to the ACB, a Circle Inspector (CI), identified as Kanakaiah, and a Sub-Inspector (SI), Siddeshwar, were caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh.

The trap was laid by Ranga Reddy district ACB DSP Anand following a complaint from a victim involved in a case related to the fabrication of fake educational certificates.

Bribe demand and threats

The complainant alleged that the officers had initially demanded Rs 15 lakh to avoid arresting his family members in ...