Kakinada: The district industries department general manager T. Murali was caught red-handed by ACB officials while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 2 lakh from a businessman at a hotel here on Wednesday night. According to ACB officials, Pemmadi Srinivasa Rao, an ice company businessman, had applied for a Rs. 40 lakh subsidy. But the amount was not sanctioned due to some technical problem. Murali allegedly demanded Rs 2.50 lakh to rectify the problem and release the subsidy.
However, the businessman agreed to give for Rs. 2 lakh and approached the ACB officials for a help. The ACB officials, led by ACB DSP Srihari Raju, caught him redhanded when he was accepting the bribe at a hotel in Ramaraopet on Wednesday night.
The accused officer was produced before the ACB court at Rajamahendravaram on Thursday and was remanded till June 5. According to officials, Murali had applied for a voluntary retirement and the government accepted it. Perhaps he wanted to mobilise some funds traders before his retirement this monthend, said officials.
