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HYDERABAD/TUNI: AntiCorruption Bureau sleuths raided a checkpost of the Road Transport Authority atTetagunta in East Godavari district on the national highway between Rajahmundry and Visakhapatnam on Monday and seized more than Rs 5 lakh from the staff there.
The money is said to have been collected by the RTA officials illegally from drivers and owners of vehicles, ACB officials said. ``During the check it was found that the officials were engaging private persons in abuse of their official position and were resorting to collection of money illegally from drivers and owners of vehicles passing through the checkpost. They were not collecting taxes or fines as per rules or laws and were causing losses to the government exchequer,'' an ACB statement said.An amount of Rs 5.14 lakh was seized from the premises of the checkpost as well as from the private agents employed by the officials.
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