ACB catches Tulluru PHC doctor while accepting ₹25,000 bribe

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials from Guntur Range caught D Srinivas, a doctor at Tulluru Primary Health Center (PHC) in Guntur district, allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹25,000 for doing an official favour.

The attending physician sent the employee an unauthorized absence notice and allegedly demanded a bribe to submit a favorable opinion of the employee to higher officials.

ACB officials jailed Dr. Srinivasa at the PHC when he was allegedly accepting a bribe. Further investigation is underway, the ACB said in a release.

Published – 23 Oct 2026 23:36 IST