Hyderabad, June 5 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a government surveyor and two private assistants in Karimnagar district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe for conducting an official land survey.

According to ACB officials, a landowner approached the surveyor for a survey of land located in Ammangurthi village of Saidapur mandal.

The surveyor who is identified as Yekkaladevi Kumaraswamy allegedly demanded Rs 25,000 to carry out the official work. The complainant later approached the ACB, which initiated an inquiry and planned a trap operation.

Bribe collected in multiple installments

Investigators found that part of the alleged bribe was received through a digital payment. Officials said Rs 5,000 was trans...