Published Mar 25, 2026 | 11:20 AM ⚊ Updated Mar 25, 2026 | 11:20 AM
Motor Vehicle Inspector A Vara Prasad. Credit: x.com/TelanganaACB
Synopsis: Telangana ACB officials in Khammam trapped Motor Vehicle Inspector A Vara Prasad, who demanded ₹24,800 and accepted ₹24,000 via his aide. ₹50,200 was seized, and he will face court in Warangal.
Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials caught Motor Vehicle Inspector A Vara Prasad in Wyra, Khammam district, on Tuesday, 24 March, after he was caught red-handed demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹24,000 from a contractor at the local RTO office.
According to Khammam Range DSP Y Ramesh, the officer had initially sought ₹24,800 in exchange for refraining from levying fines and penalties on the complainant’s transport vehicles operating in the Wyra region.
Prasad, Motor Vehicle Inspector, Wyra, was arrested by theTelangana #ACB officials, while he demanded and accepted #bribe amount Rs.24800/-through Raja shekar (Private Assistant to MVI) from the complainant at the RTO Unit Office, Wyra, for doing an official favour, i.e., for not… pic.twitter.com/AeIxwtq3b8
— ACB Telangana (@TelanganaACB) March 24, 2026
The bribe was received through Prasad’s private aide, Raja Shekhar, who absconded with the cash immediately after collecting it, reported Telangana Today.
During subsequent post-trap proceedings, investigators recovered a total of ₹50,200 from the inspector’s car. The accused is set to be taken into custody and produced before the special judge for SPE and ACB cases in Warangal, the DSP confirmed.
