Transport official trapped

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, OCT. 2. An Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector, Venkat Reddy, and two of his agents, who were allegedly employed for collecting ``mamools'', were nabbed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau officials on Tuesday during a surprise check at the Shahpur checkpost on the Hyderabad-Kurnool national highway. An unaccounted amount of Rs. 38,810 was recovered from them, according to a press release.

Subsequent searches at the residence of the official established that he possessed property disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The assets included ten acres of land at Miryalaguda and Nizamabad, a plot in Rajendrangar, insurance policies worth Rs. 3 lakhs and a fixed deposit receipt for Rs. 1 lakh.

One of the two agents used to collect bribe from vehicle drivers at the checkpost and deposit the amount on hourly basis with the other agent waiting at a nearby Weigh Bridge. He, in turn, would deposit the money in a specially built locker in the adjoining petrol pump. After completion of his duty, Venkat Reddy used to take the total collection.

Special teams had been sent to nab the owners of the petrol pump and the Weigh Bridge for aiding and abetting the crime.

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