<p>The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths stumbled upon a huge amount of cash at the residence of V Lavanya, the Tahasildar of Keshampet in Ranga Reddy district, after a Village Revenue Officer (VRO) spilled the beans.</p>.<p>The catch is the decade's highest cash stash caught by the ACB from a government office in the combined state and the present day state of Telangana.</p>.<p>The ACB caught the VRO Anantayya red handed on Wednesday when he was taking a bribe from a farmer identified as Mamidipalli Bhaskar of Datttayapalli village.</p>.<p>Anantayya hounded the farmer saying that the latter's 9.07 acre land was not in records.</p>.<p>He demanded Rs 8 lakh— Rs 5 lakh for Anantayya and Rs 3 lakh for the Tahasildar — to set the records right.</p>.<p>The farmer gave an advance of Rs 30,000 but later tipped off the ACB.</p>.<p>After being caught red handed, the VRO revealed that he was directed by Lavanya to take the bribe and that he was only playing his part in the whole episode.</p>.<p>The ACB team immediately reached Lavanya’s Hayatnagar residence here at the outskirts and raided the premises.</p>.<p>To their surprise, they found Rs 93 cash in Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 denominations and also 40 tolas of gold.</p>.<p>Lavanya couldn't explain the details of the origin of such a huge amount of cash disproportionate to her income.</p>.<p>Her husband works in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Commission (GHMC) office as a superintendent and the ACB is also looking into his role in stashing of the cash.</p>.<p>The VRO is arrested and produced before court.</p>
<p>The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths stumbled upon a huge amount of cash at the residence of V Lavanya, the Tahasildar of Keshampet in Ranga Reddy district, after a Village Revenue Officer (VRO) spilled the beans.</p>.<p>The catch is the decade's highest cash stash caught by the ACB from a government office in the combined state and the present day state of Telangana.</p>.<p>The ACB caught the VRO Anantayya red handed on Wednesday when he was taking a bribe from a farmer identified as Mamidipalli Bhaskar of Datttayapalli village.</p>.<p>Anantayya hounded the farmer saying that the latter's 9.07 acre land was not in records.</p>.<p>He demanded Rs 8 lakh— Rs 5 lakh for Anantayya and Rs 3 lakh for the Tahasildar — to set the records right.</p>.<p>The farmer gave an advance of Rs 30,000 but later tipped off the ACB.</p>.<p>After being caught red handed, the VRO revealed that he was directed by Lavanya to take the bribe and that he was only playing his part in the whole episode.</p>.<p>The ACB team immediately reached Lavanya’s Hayatnagar residence here at the outskirts and raided the premises.</p>.<p>To their surprise, they found Rs 93 cash in Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 denominations and also 40 tolas of gold.</p>.<p>Lavanya couldn't explain the details of the origin of such a huge amount of cash disproportionate to her income.</p>.<p>Her husband works in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Commission (GHMC) office as a superintendent and the ACB is also looking into his role in stashing of the cash.</p>.<p>The VRO is arrested and produced before court.</p>