Caught red-handed with bribe money, crying video of government official goes viral – 2024-02-21 01:22:24

An Indian government official has been caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting bribes. The woman burst into tears immediately after being caught. That video has gone viral on social media.

Indian media NDTV reported that last Monday (February 19), Executive Engineer of Telangana Tribal Welfare Engineering Department K Jaga Jyoti was arrested with 84 thousand rupees in bribe.

It is known that the Telangana government official demanded a bribe in return for doing an office job. The victim complained about this to the local anti-corruption bureau. After that, ACB laid a trap to catch the accused red-handed.

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Phenolphthalein is a chemical compound that turns pink when broken down. It is used to catch bribe takers. When someone touches notes or documents laced with phenolphthalein, the chemical gets on their hands. The pink color becomes apparent when another chemical is mixed with it.

Tears of regret don’t help; need to weigh in on actions & consequences before you become a party to it: #Telangana Tribal Administration Officer Executive Engineer Jagath Jyothi caught red handed by #ACB taking bribe of Rs 84,000 in Tribal Administration Building @ndtv @ndtvindia pic.twitter.com/fpGItKM28C

— Uma Sudhir (@umasudhir) February 20, 2024

The right finger of K Jaga Jyoti tested positive for phenolphthalein. A video of her crying after being caught red-handed has gone viral on social media.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau said that Jyoti used improper and dishonest methods in the discharge of duties to gain undue advantage.

84 thousand rupees of bribe was recovered from him at the time of arrest. He is currently in custody. He will be produced in a court in Hyderabad soon.

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