Hans News Service Hyderabad

TheTelangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday unearthed assets worth Rs 150 crore when it raided residential premises of Sunkari Narahari Rao, Deputy Director, Multi Zone-II, Survey & Land Records Department, Hyderabad. It has registered a disproportionate assets case against him and arrest him.

According to the ACB, the total value of assets detected so far is Rs 13.05 crore. However, the actual market value of the total assets could be around Rs 150 crore.

ACB officials conducted searches on Tuesday at the officer’s residence and nine other locations linked to his relatives, benamis and associates. The accused allegedly acquired assets beyond his known sources of income through corrupt and illegal means during his service.

During the searches, officials found documents relating to five open plots in Ranga Reddy district and 1.24 acres of agricultural land at Maheshwaram. They also detected a 2,500-square-foot residential flat at Puppalaguda, two 1,860-square-foot flats at Narsingi, and a 1,377-square-foot flat at Rajendranagar. In addition, officials identified a G+3 building in TNGOs Colony, Gachibowli, and a G+2 residential building at Chatrinaka.

The searches also led to the recovery of around Rs 1.54 crore cash, bank balances of Rs 2.29 crore, fixed deposits worth Rs 5.04 crore, and about 1.3 kg of gold ornaments and eight kg of silver were found in the house. Officials also found two lockers in the name of the accused officer’s wife, which will be opened during the investigation. A Kia Carens luxury car was also found in the searches.

Further verification of additional assets is in progress and the case is under investigation. The accused officer was produced before the Principal Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases at Nampally for judicial remand.