Hyderabad, May 5 -- A town planning junior assistant was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday, May 4, while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh for granting building construction permission.

According to ACB DSP Majid Ali Khan, the accused, identified as Srilatha, was working in the town planning wing of GHMC's Borabanda Circle 37.

A complainant, Venkatesh, had approached GHMC officials seeking approvals for building construction in a division under the Borabanda circle. Srilatha allegedly assured him that she would take care of all permissions-from Mee Seva approvals to completion-demanding Rs.5 lakh in total and Rs 1 lakh as an advance.

Unwilling to pay the bribe, Venkatesh approached ACB officials, wh...