Hyderabad, Oct. 13 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday, October 12, caught a Tahsildar and a mandal surveyor of Abdullapurmet mandal in Ranga Reddy district for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 20 lakh bribe to conduct a survey and issue a joint inspection survey report for a layout as per HMDA guidelines.

The officials were identified as Tahsildar B Sudershan Reddy and Mandal Surveyor Batuka Srinivasulu.

According to ACB officials, the surveyor was caught near Abdullapurmet while allegedly accepting a bribe from a complainant on the Tahsildar's instructions.

The two officials had initially demanded Rs.30 lakh for the official favour but later reduced the amount to Rs.20 lakh, the ACB said.

The bureau recovered the bri...