Hyderabad, May 22 -- The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday, May 22, arrested a Assistant Divisional Engineer (ADE) for taking a bribe of Rs 25,000 to forward bills of a contractor.

The accused, Muddam Ramana Reddy, sought the bribe from a contractor to forward 11 work bills amounting to Rs 3,13,882 to Divisional Engineer Electrical Operations Medak.

Based on a complaint from the contractor, the ACB registered a case and trapped Reddy when he accepted the bribe. Following his arrest, the accused was produced before the Additional Special Judge for Trial of SPE and ACB Cases Court at Hyderabad.

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