Ongole Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officers arrested Jangala Sampath Kumar, the panchayat secretary-cum-development officer of K. Pallepalem village. He was caught while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹55,000 from a contractor. Sampath Kumar is also the in-charge panchayat secretary of Kothapatnam-I in Prakasam district. The contractor filed a complaint with ACB, claiming that Sampath Kumar asked for ₹55,000 to clear bills. The accused was caught accepting the bribe on Monday at his office inside the village secretariat in Kothapatnam mandal. Officials confirmed that Sampath Kumar will be produced in the ACB Special Court at Nellore for further proceedings.