Hyderabad, April 8 -- A government employee working in the department of the Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana (TGSPDCL) was caught red-handed by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a man at Mangalhat on Tuesday, April 8.

According to ACB officials, the TGSPDCL employee, Abdul Rahaman, working as an Artisan Grade-IV in Mangalhat division, demanded a bribe for not revealing the damage found in an old electricity meter of the complainant and not imposing any penalty.

On information, ACB officials caught Rahaman while he accepted Rs. 20,000 from the complainant. Both the fingers of the accused officer yielded positive in a chemical test.

He was arrested and produced befor...