Lineman gets one year RI for taking ₹5,000 bribe

The Rajamahendravaram ACB Special Court on Friday (November 07, 2025) convicted lineman D. Manikyala Rao to one year rigorous imprisonment for taking ₹5,000 bribe from a farmer in Polasanipalli village, Bhimadole mandal in the then West Godavari district, in 2010. The accused who was working in the A.P. Transco Bhimadole electric office had demanded and accepted bribe for giving electric connection to the borewell dug in the agriculture land. The court also imposed ₹2,000 fine on the accused, the ACB officials said in a release.

Published - November 07, 2025 07:41 pm IST