ACB to Focus on Digital Transactions of Irrigation AEE

 Hyderabad: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials, probing the irrigation AEE Herur Nikesh Kumar's illegal assets case, are likely to focus on the digital payment transactions, which were made by the accused officer.

They are waiting for court orders in connection with police custody. The court is likely to give an order on the issue on Monday.

During the preliminary inquiries, ACB officials focused on collecting information about his illegally acquired immovable and movable assets, gold ornaments, cash and digital transactions.

Suspecting that he was accepting bribes through digital payments, the officials were busy in collecting information related to this specific aspect.

Keeping in mind of the intensity of illegal properties amassed by Kumar, the agency officials are also in touch with other departments, including stamps and registration, for information about the value of seized documents of properties, purchase details, sources of income and other benami transactions of the accused officer.

It is also reported that Kumar purchased properties in the names of his family members and benami names, which would be established during the investigation. They have asked the bankers to submit statements of accounts that were operated by the accused officer.

The ACB arrested Kumar for amassing massive properties after conducting searches at 20 different places. The accused officer is lodged in jail.