Hyderabad, June 27 -- Three government officials were caught by the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday, June 26, for demanding bribes of Rs 30,000 in two separate cases.

In one of the cases, panchayat secretary Ananthula Sathish Kumar of Nagulapaati Annaram village, located in Penpahad mandal of Suryapet district was caught by the ACB officials for demanding a bribe of Rs 15,000.

The official demanded a bribe from the complainant for issuing a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the gram panchayat regarding charcoal production required to secure permission from the Forest department.

The official later reduced the amount to Rs 8,000 on the complainant's request, but was caught by the ACB before accepting the bribe.

In the ot...