ACB Raids: Vizianagaram Home Guard Arrested For DPA Worth Rs 20 cr
The sleuths also seized more than ten Jagananna house site pattas from the accused’s possession
Visakhapatnam: The Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested a Home Guard attached to the district police office in Vizianagaram for allegedly accumulating assets of around Rs 20 crore through foul means.
Accused Netti Srinivasa Rao was taken into custody on Thursday after ACB held simultaneous searches at four locations in Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam. A case has been registered.
Srinivasa Rao started working as a Home Guard in Vizianagaram district in 2010. He was then transferred to the ACB. After 15 years, he was sent back to his original post at the district police office in Vizianagaram in June 2025.
During the searches, ACB seized a set of property documents. The assets included two flats, one RCC building, four house sites, 0.23½ cents of wet agricultural land, gold weighing approximately 166 grams, silver ornaments, cash of Rs 60,000, a bank balance of Rs 7.07 lakh, a car, and a motorcycle.
The sleuths also seized more than ten Jagananna house site pattas from the accused’s possession.
According to sources, Srinivasa Rao shared details of his wealth with other corrupt police officers after he was sent back to his old job. In November 2025, he told them about ACB officials' movements during a surprise inspection at the sub-registrar office.
He is also accused of sharing confidential information with sub-registrars in the district and taking money from them regularly. The house where he lived costs around Rs 1 crore. The assets have been registered in his family members' names.
ACB teams led by DSP Ramya carried out the searches at his apartment in Gokapeta, Vizianagaram town, and at his native place in Gurla mandal. The accused would be produced before the special court that tries ACB cases in Visakhapatnam. “Further searches and investigations are currently in progress,” an ACB release said.
