Published Mar 14, 2026 | 1:38 PM ⚊ Updated Mar 14, 2026 | 1:38 PM
Boya Ranganna, Panchayat Secretary of Eklaspur Village. Credit: x.com/TelanganaACB
Synopsis: Telangana ACB arrested Eklaspur panchayat secretary Boya Ranganna in Jogulamba Gadwal district for accepting a ₹15,000 bribe linked to Indiramma housing instalments. He was caught red-handed, produced before a special court, and further investigation continues.
Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested a panchayat secretary for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹15,000 in Jogulamba Gadwal district on Friday, 13 March.
Boya Ranganna, Panchayat Secretary of Eklaspur Village, Ieeja Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District, was caught red-handed by Telangana #ACB officials in the premises of the O/o MPDO, Ieeja Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District, when he demanded and accepted ₹15,000 #bribe from the… pic.twitter.com/0VYxGC7yuG
— ACB Telangana (@TelanganaACB) March 13, 2026
The accused, Boya Ranganna, who serves as panchayat secretary of Eklaspur village in Leeja mandal, had initially demanded ₹20,000 from a complainant to release the first instalment of his Indiramma housing benefit and to ensure the remaining three instalments were sanctioned without hindrance, the ACB stated.
He was nabbed while taking the reduced sum of ₹15,000 at the Mandal Parishad Development Office, reported The Hindu. The accused is being presented before a special court, and further enquiries are underway, according to the ACB.
