He was taken into custody and produced before the special court for SPE and ACB cases at Nampally, Hyderabad.
Published Dec 06, 2025 | 5:33 PM ⚊ Updated Dec 06, 2025 | 5:33 PM
Chandra Shekar, Deputy Tahsildar, Chandur Mandal in Nalgonda was caught by Telangana ACB for demanding and accepting the bribe of Rs.20,000. Credit: x.com/TelanganaACB
Synopsis: Deputy Tahsildar Chandra Shekar, Chandur mandal (Nalgonda), was nabbed by ACB after accepting Rs 20,000 bribe from car dashboard to release land mutation documents of a complainant’s late father. He has been produced before Nampally special court and investigation are underway.
A Deputy Tahsildar from Chandur mandal in Nalgonda district was arrested on Thursday after falling into an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) trap for allegedly demanding and accepting a £20,000 bribe to process land mutation documents.
ACB sources said the accused officer, Chandra Shekar, demanded the money from a complainant in return for releasing previously issued mutation proceedings and related records concerning land inherited from the complainant’s late father.
Chandra Shekar, Deputy Tahsildar, Chandur Mandal in Nalgonda District was caught by Telangana #ACB Officials for demanding and accepting the #bribe of Rs.20,000/-from the Complainant “to hand over the earlier issued mutation proceedings and the relevant documents Complainant… pic.twitter.com/IItG8dCn3l
— ACB Telangana (@TelanganaACB) December 5, 2025
The bribe money was recovered from the dashboard of the officer’s car. He was taken into custody and produced before the special court for SPE and ACB cases at Nampally, Hyderabad. A probe is underway.
The ACB has reminded the public to report any demands for bribes by government officials using the toll-free number 1064 or its official social media pages, assuring complete confidentiality for informants.
