Amaravati, February 13, 2026: Officials from the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s Rajahmundry range arrested Sub-Inspector B. Venkatesh and station writer Chodi Verra Babu late on Thursday night.
The pair allegedly demanded the bribe in a harassment case and held the complainant’s phone when he could not pay immediately.
The station writer was trapped while collecting the cash on the SI’s orders. ACB teams are now searching the Gangavaram police station in Polavaram district and the officers’ residences. Both will appear before the Rajahmundry ACB Special Court today.
Women employees of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation staged a dharna in Vijayawada on February 24, 2026, demanding fixes for workload spikes and safety gaps tied to the Stree Shakti free travel scheme.
Death toll rises to five from acute renal failure linked to suspected adulterated milk in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district; vendor arrested as probe continues.
N. Chandrababu Naidu will personally distribute social security pensions to elderly beneficiaries in Vizianagaram district this Saturday, followed by direct talks with them.
Four people died and 15 remain hospitalized in Rajamahendravaram after consuming suspected adulterated milk. Lab results on samples are due this week as authorities probe ethylene glycol contamination.
Women employees of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation staged a dharna in Vijayawada on February 24, 2026, demanding fixes for workload spikes and safety gaps tied to the Stree Shakti free travel scheme.
Death toll rises to five from acute renal failure linked to suspected adulterated milk in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district; vendor arrested as probe continues.
N. Chandrababu Naidu will personally distribute social security pensions to elderly beneficiaries in Vizianagaram district this Saturday, followed by direct talks with them.
