Telangana cop caught taking bribe day after getting “best constable award”

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested P Thirupathi Reddy for taking the bribe of ₹ 17,000 within 24 hours of receiving the best constable award on the Independence Day for being in his district

Telangana cop caught taking bribe day after getting “best constable award”
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Barely a day after he received an award on the Independence Day for being the best constable in his district, the police constable was caught red-handed while taking a bribe.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested P Thirupathi Reddy for taking the bribe of ₹ 17,000 from a sand dealer in the Mahabubnagar district of Telangana.

Posted at I-Town police station in Mahabubnagar, the constable was allegedly harassing the sand dealer, Mudavath Ramesh, by threatening to confiscate his tractor.


The cop had threatened Ramesh to implicate him in a false case in case he did not pay the money. Ramesh, then lodged a complaint with the anti-graft agency, which laid a trap and caught the constable red-handed.

ACB arrested Reddy and produced him in a special court for ACB cases.

Only a day earlier Reddy had received the best constable award for his dedication and hard work.

He had received the award from State Excise Minister V Srinivas Goud during the Independence Day celebrations.

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