Published Feb 21, 2026 | 1:33 PM ⚊ Updated Feb 21, 2026 | 1:33 PM
Palakurthi Charan was caught while accepting Rs 5,000 bribe through K Sunitha, and P Rajitha. Credit: x.com/TelanganaACB
Synopsis: Telangana ACB officials trapped Manthani sub-registrar Rajender and document writer Rasheed while allegedly accepting ₹16,500 from a farmer for land registration. In a separate case, ACB sleuths caught a steno and two assistants in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district taking ₹5,000 for a certified judgment copy.
Telangana ACB officials caught Manthani sub-registrar Kasarly Rajender along with a private document writer while allegedly receiving a bribe of ₹16,500 from a farmer on Friday, 20 February.
According to ACB sources, Rajender had demanded bribe from a farmer of Puttapaka village in order to register his land.
Kasarly Rajender. Sub-Registrar, O/o. the Sub-Registrar, Manthani, Peddapalli District, was caught red-handed by the Telangana #ACB officials, while demanding and accepting a #bribe amount of Rs. 16,500/- from the complainant through Sri Rasheed, Private Document Writer, at the… pic.twitter.com/hBiK1XjlBK
— ACB Telangana (@TelanganaACB) February 20, 2026
Unable to meet the demand, the farmer approached ACB, which organised a trap and caught Rajender in the act of accepting the sum through document writer Rasheed. Further enquiries are currently under way.
In a separate incident, ACB sleuths in Warangal caught a steno grade-1 officer and two assistants red-handed while taking a bribe of ₹5,000 at the District Principal and Sessions Court in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district on Thursday, 19 February.
Palakurthi Sai Charan, Steno Grade-l, O/o the District Principal and Sessions Court, Jayashankar Bhupalpally District, was caught by the Telangana #ACB officials, while demanding and accepting a #bribe amount of Rs. 5,000/- through Smt. K.Sunitha, Subordinate, and Smt. P.… pic.twitter.com/aVyM4NEfni
— ACB Telangana (@TelanganaACB) February 20, 2026
Officials stated that the accused received the money through subordinates Kommu Sunitha and Punnam Rajitha from the complainant, in exchange for handing over a certified copy of a judgment. The complainant had alerted ACB officers, who devised a plan and trapped the accused. The tainted amount was later recovered.
