Hyderabad: Veeravalli Kanakaratnam, Panchayat Raj ENC arrested on Wednesday by ACB officials in Hyderabad. He allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.

According to ACB official sources, the bribe was taken from a complainant in exchange for facilitating a transfer and posting. Searches were conducted at the Panchayat Raj office at Irrum Manzil and at Kanakaratnam’s residence.

Kanakaratnam retired in March this year but was granted a one-year extension. He took charge as Engineer-in-Chief on March 13^th, 2024. Earlier he served in key positions in Mahbubnagar, Karimnagar and Nizamabad districts. The investigation is ongoing.