A Commercial Tax Officer and Sub-Inspector of Police who were reportedly collecting hefty bribes from complainants were arrested red-handed by Anti-Corruption Bureau officials.
In Rajamahendravaram of East Godavari district, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Commercial Tax in Aryapuram T. Satya Hari Srinivasa Rao was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹1 lakh from a representative of a software company.
According to officials, Dream Step Software Innovations Pvt. Ltd administrative officer Bala Veera Mallikarjuna Rao approached ACB officials and complained that the accused officer issued five notices pointing out irregularities in GST filings and demanded ₹20,000 per filing.
