NOB- Vikarabad news: Despite State DGP Shivadhar Reddy’s repeated insistence that police officials must act with integrity in the discharge of their duties, the unchanging attitude of a few individuals continues to tarnish the reputation of the police department. In the latest incident, the Inspector and Sub-Inspector of the Vikarabad Women’s Police Station were caught by ACB. Consequently, the number of police personnel apprehended by the ACB within a span of just one month has risen to eight. According to Rangareddy Range ACB DSP Anand Kumar and details provided by the victims, a woman filed a case under Section 498A against her husband, Irshad, a resident of Tandur. In connection with this dowry harassment case, CI Saroja and SI Rani of the Vikarabad Women’s Police Station demanded a bribe of Rs.60,000 to grant station bail to six individuals involved in the matter. When the victim’s family pleaded that they could not afford such a large sum, the officials reduced the demand to Rs.40,000. In this process, the victim handed over the first installment of Rs.20,000 to the CI at the Women’s Police Station on the 23rd of March 2026. When the victim was unable to pay the remaining balance, the police officials began making threatening phone calls to him. Following a complaint lodged by the victim with the ACB, the CI and SI were caught red-handed on 21.04.2026 while accepting the cash from him. Cases have been registered against CI Saroja and SI Rani. In a statement, ACB DG Charu Sinha confirmed that the investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile, on the 23.03.2026, Venkateshwarlu, the former SI of Mustabad in Sircilla district, was caught by the ACB while accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000 in connection with an old case. On the 26.03.2026, ACB officials apprehended Ashok, the SI of Mamada in Nirmal district, while he was accepting a bribe of Rs.20,000. On the 30.03.2026, Hariprasad Reddy, the SI of Timmajipet in Nagarkurnool district, was caught by the ACB while accepting a bribe of Rs.30,000. On the 01.04.2026, Balayya, an ASI in Chaitanyapuri, was caught while accepting Rs.15,000. On the 08.04.2026, Siddheshwar (Inspector) and Kanakayya (SI) both attached to the Rajiv Gandhi Airport Outpost under the Hyderabad Police Commissionerate were caught by the ACB while accepting a bribe of Rs.2 lakhs. On the same day, ACB officials conducted searches at SI Kanakayya’s residence and seized Rs.33.97 lakhs.