Hyderabad: Ex-chief engineer of Irrigation Department Muralidhar Rao held in disproportionate assets case
Simultaneous searches were carried out at 10 locations linked to him across the state.
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Hyderabad: Ex-chief engineer of Irrigation Department Muralidhar Rao held in disproportionate assets case
Hyderabad: Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday arrested Muralidhar Rao, a retired Engineer-in-Chief of the Irrigation Department, on charges of possessing disproportionate assets.
Simultaneous searches were carried out at 10 locations linked to him across the state.
Early Morning raids in Hyderabad, Karimnagar, and Zaheerabad
ACB teams carried out raids early in the morning at Raoās residence in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, extending their operations to properties in Karimnagar, Zaheerabad, and other locations.
Officials searched for documents related to properties, bank investments, gold ornaments, and unaccounted cash holdings.
Assets far exceed known income
According to ACB sources, preliminary findings indicate that Rao had amassed wealth running into several crores of rupees, far exceeding his known sources of income during his tenure in the irrigation department. He is currently in ACB custody and being questioned.
Wider crackdown on Irrigation Department Corruption
This arrest is part of a larger crackdown on corruption within the irrigation department. In recent months, ACB unearthed multiple disproportionate assets cases involving engineers associated with the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP), with some officials found in possession of illegal assets worth Rs 60 crore to Rs 70 crore.
More details are awaited.
This is a developing story.
