Pandala Sandhya Rakesh, an assistant engineer at Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited’s (TGSPDCL) Madannapet Section under Santosh Nagar Sub-Division. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement
An assistant engineer of the Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL) was caught red-handed by Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe of ₹1.20 lakh for sanctioning six new electricity meters in Hyderabad on Thursday (October 15, 2026). .
The accused, Pandala Sandhya Rakesh, was working as an assistant engineer at the Madannapet Section under the Santosh Nagar Sub-Division of TGSPDCL.
According to the ACB, Rakesh demanded ₹1.20 lakh from the complainant to approve online applications for six new electricity meters in place of old meters that had gone missing.
Acting on a complaint, officials of the ACB’s City Range-II laid a trap and caught the engineer while accepting the bribe. The amount was recovered from his possession at his instance. The ACB said the official had abused his position to obtain an undue advantage in exchange for performing his official duties.
The accused is being produced before the Principal Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases at Nampally for judicial remand. The case is under investigation, while the identity of the complainant has been withheld for security reasons.
Telangana ACB’s toll-free number
The ACB urged the public to report demands for bribes by government officials through its toll-free helpline, 1064.
Published - October 15, 2026 05:35 pm IST