Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has apprehended a prohibition & excise inspector and a secondary grade teacher in connection with a corruption case. The arrested individuals are Gundeti Ramu, Prohibition & Excise Inspector from Karimnagar Urban, and Jakkani Venu, a Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT) from Obulapur, Jagtial district. ACB revealed that Ramu, during his tenure as Station House officer of Vemulawada, allegedly received illegal gratifications from a jaggery merchant through Venu via UPI transactions between 2022 and 2024.
Venu reportedly transferred these amounts to Ramu and his father’s accounts using his SBI and UPI accounts. The ACB noted consistent financial transactions and suspected a benami arrangement aimed at concealing the source of illicit funds through Venu’s account. During a search at Ramu’s residence, unaccounted cash totaling Rs 20 lakh was discovered and confiscated. The ACB accused Ramu of using Venu as a benami to improperly and dishonestly gain illegal gratifications.
Both detained government employees are scheduled to appear before the Special Judge for SPE & ACB cases in Karimnagar as the investigation progresses. The complainant’s details have been withheld for security purposes, as stated by the ACB. The agency has urged the public to report any bribery demands by public servants to the toll-free number 1064 for legal action.
