Synopsis: Telangana ACB arrested lineman Prabhu Lal red-handed at a Pedda Amberpet tiffin centre, accepting a ₹6,000 bribe for releasing electricity meter service numbers in Abdullapurmet. Bribe recovered; he was produced before Nampally ACB Court.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Telangana nabbed a line inspector from the Electricity Department for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹6,000 to perform official duties.

According to a Telangana Today report, the lineman, Prabhu Lal, attached to the Assistant Engineer (Operations) office in Pedda Amberpet, was caught red-handed by the ACB at a tiffin centre while receiving the bribe of ₹6,000.

Prabhu Lal had demanded the sum from an person in exchange for issuing service numbers for new electricity meters fitted at an apartment in

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