Telangana ACB Conducts Major Raids, Seizes ₹2.7 Lakh in Unaccounted Cash in Anti-Corruption Crackdown
HYDERABAD: In a state-wide crackdown on corruption in transport and sub-registrar offices, the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday carried out simultaneous surprise checks at Regional Transport Authority (RTA) checkpoints, RTA offices and sub-registrar offices.
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Teams fanned out across Kamareddy, Peddapalli, Hyderabad and other districts, seizing unaccounted cash and documenting procedural violations.
At Salabatpur RTA check-post, Kamareddy and RTA offices in Trimulgherry, Uppal and Peddapalli, officials seized ₹1.81 lakh unaccounted cash.
Separate searches at the sub-registrar offices in Burgumpadu in Khammam district and Bheemdevarapalli in Warangal district resulted in seizure of another ₹91,000 cash.
Investigators recorded multiple irregularities in record keeping and fee collection at the searched offices.
Official said detailed reports on suspected corruption would be forwarded to the state govt.
The agency urged citizens to report any demand for bribes by calling its 24-hour toll-free helpline 1064 or messaging via WhatsApp on 9440446106. Complaints can be lodged through its Facebook page - Telangana ACB and X handle @TelanganaACB. The identity of whistle-blowers, the ACB assured, will be kept strictly confidential.
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