Allegations of a 3 lakh bribe... ACB actions against the Deputy Director of the Tirupati Fisheries Department.

ACB raids at Tirupati Fisheries Department... Actions are being taken against Deputy Director Reddy in connection with a case involving allegations of a ₹3 lakh bribe, and the investigation is ongoing.

Asian Media Network | Published on: Jul 3, 2026, 5:29 PM

In Tirupati district, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials caught Uppapanni, the Deputy Director of the district fisheries department, red-handed. Subhan, a resident of Gudimallam village, set up a fisheries plant under the Prime Minister's Fisheries Wealth Scheme at a cost of ₹50 lakh in his wife's name. For this project, ₹30 lakh was to be sanctioned as a 60% subsidy. The victim reported to the ACB that Deputy Director Reddanna demanded a bribe of ₹3 lakh to grant administrative approval for this subsidy.

Acting on the complaint, ACB officials caught Reddanna red-handed while he was receiving ₹1 lakh as the first installment through another person. Subsequently, ACB officials registered a case and are conducting further investigations into the incident by carrying out searches at the fisheries department office.