Hyderabad, July 15 -- Two persons working in the water department were caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for taking a bribe of Rs 20,000 in Suryapet.

Megavath Balu, working as District Ground Water Officer, was arrested for demanding and accepting the bribe amount through Kosanoju Venkateshwarlu, a data entry operator.

He demanded the amount for granting permission to the complainant's borewell drilling rig and for not imposing unnecessary fines or seizing the rig. The cash was recovered from the possession.

Both the accused were produced before the ACB court and sent to judicial remand.

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