Tulluru PHC medical officer arrested for bribery

Anti-Corruption Bureau officials in Guntur trapped Dr. D. Srinivas, a medical officer at Tulluru Primary Health Centre, while he was allegedly accepting a ₹25,000 bribe. The officer had demanded the payment to submit a favourable report regarding an employee who had received a show-cause notice for unauthorised absence.

Following the trap, the ACB confirmed that an investigation into the incident is currently under way. The medical officer remains under scrutiny as officials process the evidence collected at the health centre.

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