Hyderabad, Nov. 10 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Adilabad Range on Tuesday, November 10, caught an officer posted in Nirmal district for demanding and accepting Rs 50,000 as a bribe.

Jadhav Santhosh served as the deputy executive engineer and in-charge municipal commissioner, Bhainsa Municipality, in the Nirmal district.

According to the complainant, Santhosh allegedly demanded the amount for releasing a pending payment for civil work carried out in the municipality.

On October 26, he allegedly took Rs 10,000 as a bribe and cleared dues of Rs 6,40,000. The latest demand was for the release of the remaining Rs 2,63,128, said the ACB.

The amount was recovered from his car's dashboard. The officer was arrested and produced b...