Kallepalli Sathish Kumar
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The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) arrested Municipal Assistant Engineer posted in Peddapally district whereas allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹2 lakh from a contractor for processing and forwarding a last invoice associated to a municipal growth venture.
Based on the ACB, the accused officer, 33-year-old Kallepalli Sathish Kumar, serving as Assistant Engineer within the Peddapally Municipal Workplace, was trapped by the ACB Karimnagar unit at his residence after he demanded and accepted the bribe from the complainant.
The company stated the cash was searched for official favour — by processing and forwarding the contractor’s last invoice for the event of a Hindu graveyard at Tenuguwada and a graveyard at Kunaram Street in Peddapally city. The work, executed below Bundle IX of the Peddapally Municipality, was valued at ₹12.28 lakh and the invoice was to be forwarded to the Telangana City Finance and Infrastructure Growth Company (TUFIDC) for sanction.
The ACB recovered the contaminated bribe quantity of ₹2 lakh from the possession of the accused officer. Throughout subsequent searches at his residence, officers additionally seized ₹32.31 lakh in unaccounted money.
The accused was taken into custody, arrested and will likely be produced earlier than the particular court docket for SPE and ACB Circumstances in Karimnagar. The investigation is ongoing.
Telangana ACB toll-free helpline 1064
The ACB withheld the id of the complainant for safety causes and appealed to the general public to report calls for for bribes by public servants via its toll-free helpline 1064.
Printed – July 14, 2026 02:23 pm IST
