Hyderabad, April 3: The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has conducted raids at the homes of two officials from the Sub-Registrar Office in Warangal, recovering ₹24 lakh in cash, gold and silver jewelry, along with ₹30 lakh in fixed deposits.
During the investigation at the Sub-Registrar Office in Hanumakonda district, several irregularities were discovered. It was found that the office had 20 unauthorized agents/documents. Officials seized ₹47,450 in unaccounted cash and 70 unregistered documents.
Further examination revealed that WhatsApp chats between SRO-1 Jamalpuram Ramanarasimha Rao and SRO-2 Davuluri Anand indicated transactions totaling approximately ₹42,03,125 via PhonePe over the past year. Additionally, 204 undistributed registered documents were also found in their possession.
Subsequently, raids were conducted at the residences of SRO-1 and SRO-2, leading to the recovery of ₹24,61,540 in cash, 819.5 grams of gold jewelry, 2.6 kilograms of silver jewelry, and ₹30.10 lakh in fixed deposits.
The ACB stated that several other irregularities were identified during the investigation. A detailed report will be submitted to the government for further action.
In a separate incident on April 1, the ACB apprehended Junior Assistant K. Ramesh (48) at the administrative building of Osmania University, Hyderabad, while he was accepting a bribe of ₹13,000. This amount was intended for himself and Senior Assistant Arvind, in exchange for advancing a pension file for the complainant’s mother.
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