Hyderabad: The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) carried out raids at seven properties linked to the Divisional Administrative Officer on Thursday, August 20, and uncovered belongings value Rs 6.87 crore.
A case of disproportionate belongings has been registered in opposition to Desani Srinivas Reddy, Tahsildar, presently working as Divisional Administrative Officer (DAO) underneath the workplace of the Income Divisional Workplace (RDO), Ibrahimpatnam, Rangareddy district, as he acquired belongings by indulging in corrupt practices and doubtful means throughout his service, ACB stated.
In the course of the searches, officers discovered paperwork for 2 residential flats positioned at Karmanghat, valued at Rs 2.6 crore and one G+3 penthouse at Karmanghat valued at Rs 1.6 crore.
Officers additionally discovered paperwork for a 10-acre agricultural land value Rs 25 lakh at Nallavelly village in Yacharam mandal and eight open plots value Rs 62 lakh in a number of locations inside the metropolis limits and outskirts.
Srinivas Reddy additionally invested Rs 86 lakh within the Narendra Bar & Restaurant at Balapur in partnership with others. The market worth of those properties is predicted to be a lot greater than the official worth.
Other than paperwork, ACB discovered Rs 4 lakh money, gold ornaments weighing 680 grams, valued at Rs 5.85 lakh, and Rs 8.6 lakh in financial institution deposits.
Three four-wheelers, two two-wheelers, value Rs 59 lakh and family and digital devices value Rs 11 lakh have been additionally discovered. Srinivas Reddy availed a gold mortgage by pledging 46 tulas of gold with the financial institution, ACB stated.
Additional verification relating to extra belongings is underway.
A disproportionate belongings case was beforehand registered in opposition to Srinivas Reddy in 2009 whereas he was working because the Mandal Income Inspector underneath the workplace of the Tahsildar in Maheshwaram mandal.
Reddy might be produced earlier than a ACB particular courtroom in Hyderabad for judicial remand.
