Mahabubabad, June 12 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Warangal Range, on Friday caught an MPDO, an MPO and a private individual red-handed while allegedly accepting bribes in Mahabubabad district.

According to the ACB statement, Ms Penugonda Radhika, MPDO of Narsimhulapet Mandal, K. Yakaiah, MPO, and C Nagarjuna, a private individual who is also the son of the MPDO, were caught while demanding and accepting bribes of Rs 20,000 and Rs 25,000 respectively from a complainant for extending an official favour related to layout development permissions.

The accused allegedly sought the bribe for issuing instructions to the Panchayat Secretary of Padamatigudem village to mortgage 15.75 per cent of the complainant's land to the Gram Panchayat ...