D Rajamallu, deputy tehsildar of Timmapur Mandal in Karimnagar district, was caught while accepting Rs 5,000 from a farmer at his office at Timmapur, ACB said.
Rajamallu had demanded the bribe for releasing the compensation amount the farmer was due to receive after his land was acquired for a government project.
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