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Summary:

The text is a news article from The Hindu’s e-paper, published on November 18, 2025. It reports on the arrest of an assistant engineer with the Telangana South Power Distribution Company (TGSCPDCL) by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) for demanding and accepting a bribe to sanction a distribution transformer for agricultural fields. The ACB encourages citizens to report bribery and assures confidentiality. The e-paper also features a variety of other regular columns on a range of topics from cinema to science to health.

News Article:

Telangana Power Official Arrested for Bribery in Wanaparthy

Hyderabad, November 18, 2025 – An assistant engineer with the Telangana South Power Distribution Company (TGSCPDCL) was apprehended by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Wanaparthy on Tuesday after being caught accepting a bribe.

Narva Harshavardhan Reddy, Assistant Engineer (Operations) at the Gopalpet section, stands accused of demanding ₹40,000 from a complainant to sanction a distribution transformer (DTR) for agricultural fields. He allegedly accepted ₹20,000 as partial payment when he was arrested in his office. The ACB recovered the marked currency.

Reddy was presented before a special court for ACB cases in Hyderabad.

The ACB is urging citizens to report any instances of bribery by public servants via its toll-free number 1064 or through its online platforms, including WhatsApp, Facebook, and X. The bureau assures all complainants that their identities will be strictly protected.

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