Image courtesy: Way2barak.com
Hyderabad: Palle Thirupathi Reddy became the pride of the Telangana police department and a hero to his children when the state government felicitated him with the “best constable award” on this Independence Day.
But little did Reddy realise that his fame would be short-lived. The day after receiving the award, the policeman was caught red-handed taking a bribe of Rs 17,000 by the anti-corruption bureau.
According to a report in India Today, Reddy had been harassing a man, M Ramesh, for over a year, threatened to confiscate his tractor and implicate him in false cases if the latter failed to pay him the bribe.
Unable to take it anymore, Ramesh approached the anti-corruption bureau and lodged a complaint against the constable.
On August 16, the constable was caught accepting the bribe. He was posted at the I-town police station in Mahbubnagar district.
Interestingly, the Telangana government had felicitated him for being a hard-working policeman and being loyal to his duty.
Mumbai: Siddharth’s romantic movie ‘Miss You’ is set to hit theatres a week ahead of…
Bhubaneswar: The inter-ministerial Central team met Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday after…
Indian pacers demolish the mighty Aussies. How’s that for a headline? Well, obviously not the…
Sambalpur: Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday arrested a former director of a flour mill for allegedly…
Allahabad: Rahul Gandhi’s alleged dual citizenship has been under the scanner for some months. The…
Berhampur: Police have arrested five persons including an ARTO and a junior MVI besides three…
Bhubaneswar: To meet the requirement of funds for public welfare and developmental activities, Odisha Chief…
New Delhi: Questions over the reliability of electronic voting machines (EVMs) have been raised time…