Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths arrested the Office Superintendent of the Establishment Wing in the Health and Family Welfare Department in Mangalagiri on Tuesday, while he was allegedly accepting a bribe.
According to a release, P. Narendra Babu, hailing from Guntur district, lodged a complaint with ACB officials alleging that accused officer Syed Laik was demanding ₹40,000 as bribe to process transfer applications. Mr. Narendra Babu, his wife and seven others working as ANMs in the health department had applied for transfers.
ACB officials registered a case and laid a trap on Tuesday. Mr. Syed Laik was reportedly caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹16,000 from the complainant Mr. Narendra Babu at the former’s office. The accused officer was arrested and produced before a court.
