Hyderabad, May 13 -- A Sub Registrar Officer presently working at Gangadhara town in Karimnagar was arrested by the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday, May 12, for allegedly taking bribes worth Rs 1.06 lakh.

According to the ACB, the corruption came to light during a surprise check at the Sub Registrar's office in Peddapalli on November 14 last year, where the accused, Manda Kiran Kumar, was working as a Senior Assistant and the in-charge Sub Registrar Officer.

During the inspection, ACB found that Kumar had received an amount of Rs 1,06,500 from his private assistant, Ratna Kumar, between October 27 and November 12 through UPI payments. This money was allegedly being collected from applicants through document writers.

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