Summary:
These miscreants indulge in organised collection of bribes from owners of under-construction establishments, threatening them that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) would levy heavy fines on them if they don’t pay up. A day after two such reporters, working for different Telugu newspapers, were caught by the ACB on Friday, law-enforcement officials said they have collected data of more than 100 reporters working within Greater Hyderabad limits in collision with GHMC officials. They have been accused of trespassing, threatening and collecting bribes. Several building owners are now complaining to law enforcement agencies via WhatsApp against local reporters, and so far, more than 100 such reporters allegedly indulging in extortion have been identified. For instance, one Madhav, who was sacked for indulging in illegal activities in Dundigal limits, trespassed into an under-construction business establishment and started taking pictures..