Excise Inspector, constable held for taking bribe

An Inspector and constable of Excise department were arrested today for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 15,000 in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagram district, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials said.

Prohibition and Excise Inspector at Vizianagaram, D Nagabhushana Rao, was nabbed while accepting bribe of Rs 15,000 from a wine shop owner through constable P Janardhan Reddy for doing a favour by not booking cases against the complainant's shop, an ACB release said here. Meanwhile, in another case, panchayat secretary S K Khader Saheb in West Godavari district was caught while taking Rs 9,000 as bribe from the complainant for doing an official favour, the release said. Both the cases are under investigation. PTI VVK ARS 12111828