The Special Court for SPE and ACB cases, Kurnool, on Thursday convicted Sub-Inspector (SI) B. Peddaiah of Mahila Police Station, Kurnool, in a 2015 bribery case.According to a press release, the police official was found guilty of demanding and accepting ₹1 lakh from complainant N. Manga Raju of Visakhapatnam to avoid arrest and dilute charges in a dowry harassment case. The court sentenced him to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed fines of ₹2.5 lakh. Of this, ₹2 lakh will be paid as compensation to the complainant. The sentences will run concurrently.Published - August 28, 2025 08:54 pm IST