The bureau gathered technical evidence, including recorded telephone conversations between Yakub Pasha, Vijay and the dealer.
Published Nov 18, 2025 | 2:50 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 18, 2025 | 2:50 PM
ACB officials immediately detained all three. An investigation is currently underway. Credit: x.com/TelanganaACB
Synopsis: Telangana ACB arrested a Civil Supplies deputy tahsildar, a technical assistant and a middleman for allegedly demanding and accepting a ₹30,000 bribe to reopen a sealed ration shop in Tekulapalli. The woman dealer approached the ACB, which recorded calls and set a trap. Middleman Shabarish was caught handing the money to Vijay, leading to all three being detained.
Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Monday, 17 November, arrested three people, including a deputy tahsildar from the Civil Supplies Department, for allegedly accepting a bribe through a middleman.
ACB DSP Y Ramesh stated that Civil Supplies deputy tahsildar Mohammed Yakub Pasha had inspected a ration shop in Tekulapalli mandal on 7 November and sealed it, citing a shortage of stock.
To permit the shop to resume operations, Pasha and technical assistant Vijay allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the ration dealer, reported The New Indian Express.
The woman dealer reportedly told them she was in financial difficulty, but Pasha is said to have insisted that the payment was compulsory. Unable to withstand the pressure, she approached the ACB.
Mohammed Yakoob Pasha, Deputy Tahsildar, O/o the Tahsildar of Yellandu Mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem Dist., and Vijay Kumar (EPASS) Technical Asst., Girijana Co-Operative Corporation, Yellandu were caught by Telangana #ACB Officials for demanding and accepting the #bribe of… pic.twitter.com/dPgkfBCAM9
— ACB Telangana (@TelanganaACB) November 17, 2025
The bureau gathered technical evidence, including recorded telephone conversations between Yakub Pasha, Vijay and the dealer.
When she enquired about whom to hand the money to, Vijay allegedly directed her to give it to Shabarish, president of the Yellandu Mandal Ration Dealers’ Association.
Acting on their instructions, the dealer handed over Rs 30,000 to Shabarish.
Later, at a mobile phone point at Jagadamba Centre in Yellandu, Shabarish was caught red-handed while passing the bribe amount to Vijay.
ACB officials immediately detained all three. An investigation is currently underway.
