ACB Arrests Panchayat Raj Assistant Engineer Paidi Sathish for Bribe in Karimnagar

The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday, July 9, 2026, arrested a Panchayat Raj assistant engineer in Karimnagar district for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹10,000. The official was apprehended while taking the money to process official records related to works executed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).

The accused official has been identified as Paidi Sathish, who serves as the Assistant Engineer (Panchayat Raj) of Choppadandi mandal. He was also formerly posted at Gangadhara mandal. The arrest was carried out by the ACB’s Karimnagar range unit.

According to the ACB, Sathish demanded and accepted the ₹10,000 bribe from a complainant. In return, the assistant engineer was supposed to record and enter the measurements of cement concrete works executed under the MGNREGS into the official measurement book. He was also responsible for forwarding these records to the Deputy Executive Engineer for further processing.

During the trap, the ACB team successfully recovered the tainted money. The agency stated that the cash was found hidden beneath the seat of the accused officer's two-wheeler.

Following the operation, Sathish was arrested and subsequently produced before the special court for SPE and ACB cases in Karimnagar. The investigation into the case is currently ongoing. The identity of the complainant has been withheld by the agency for security reasons.