Published Apr 16, 2026 | 12:37 PM ⚊ Updated Apr 16, 2026 | 12:37 PM
Nusum Sudhakar Reddy. Credit: x.com/TelanganaACB
Synopsis: ACB officials in Huzurabad trapped municipal Assistant Engineer Nusum Sudhakar Reddy while accepting a ₹50,000 bribe from a contractor for storm drain project billing clearance.
Officers of the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested municipal Assistant Engineer Nusum Sudhakar Reddy in Huzurabad on Wednesday, 15 April, while he was receiving a ₹50,000 bribe from a contractor.
Sleuths stated that Reddy, employed with Huzurabad municipality, had demanded the payment in return for recording Measurement Book entries and processing the final bill for a storm water drain project, reported Telangana Today.
Nusum Sudhakar Reddy, Assistant Engineer, O/o Municipal Administration Department, Huzurabad Municipality, Karimnagar Dist was caught red-handed by the #ACB officials, when he demanded and accepted of Rs. 50,000/-as #bribe from the complainant at RTC Depot Chowrastha, Huzurabad… pic.twitter.com/LLeYnwtq1c
— ACB Telangana (@TelanganaACB) April 15, 2026
The contractor, unwilling to comply, reported the matter to the ACB. Acting on the complaint, officials set a trap and caught Reddy red-handed at the RTC depot junction.
