Malavath Lachmya, Surveyor in the Office of Tahsildar at Maheswaram mandal in Ranga Reddy district, was caught red-handed by sleuths when he was accepting Rs 25,000 from a complainant at his residence last night, an ACB release said.
Lachmya had sought illegal gratification for conducting survey of the complainant's land located at Kolla Padagal.
In another case, P Kiran Kumar, Assistant Engineer of Rural Water Scheme, Nizamabad mandal, was trapped by ACB when he was accepting Rs 5,000 from a complainant at his residence yesterday, the release said.