Two Andhra govt employees trapped for bribery

The ACB today trapped two Andhra Pradesh government employees for accepting bribe in return of official favour to complainants.

Village Revenue Officer (VRO) Mallikarjuna Goud, posted at Apilepally village in Ananthapur district, was caught red handed when he was accepting Rs 4,000 from the complainant at the office of Tahsildar at Kundurpi Mandal, the ACB release said.

Padala Bal Reddy alias Balaiah was trapped by the agency sleuths at his residence at Gajwel town when he was handed over Rs 1,500 as bribe, the release added.