Hyderabad, June 16 -- The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested the panchayat secretary of Budhera Grama Panchayat in Sangareddy district on Monday, June 16, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000.

The accused has been identified as Patlolla Nagalaxmi.

According to officials, the bribe was sought from a complainant in exchange for issuing permission to establish a water servicing centre shed and for allotting a new house number to an open plot.

Acting on a complaint, the ACB laid a trap and caught Nagalaxmi red-handed while accepting the bribe.

Further investigation is ongoing.

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