ACB Seizes Assets Worth Rs 2.28 Crore From SHO
Anjaneyulu acquired assets through corrupt practices and dubious means during his service, the ACB city range‑I team said in a statement.
Hyderabad: The Anti‑Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday said it had seized assets worth Rs 2.26 crore after conducting searches at the house of former Keesara station house officer Arkapally Anjaneyulu and four locations linked to his relatives, associates and benamidars. The market value of the seized properties is estimated at over Rs 25 crore.
Saturday’s operation followed the arrest of the police officer on September 16 when he allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 8 lakh. Sub-inspector D. Gyanender Reddy allegedly accepted Rs 5 lakh, part of the bribe demand, from a man involved in a PDS rice smuggling case.
Anjaneyulu acquired assets through corrupt practices and dubious means during his service, the ACB city range‑I team said in a statement.
During the searches, property documents were recovered, including two plots measuring 150 sq. yards with his old house at Lingojiguda, Saroornagar (Rs 30 lakh), an old house measuring 240 sq. yards at CR Enclave, Mansoorabad, LB Nagar (Rs 40 lakh), an under‑construction house measuring 180 sq. yards at Perur (Rs 50 lakh), and two acres of agricultural land at Haliya, Miryalguda (Rs 80 lakh). Inquiries also revealed additional agricultural land holdingss at Haliya.
Cash of Rs 7 lakh, gold ornaments weighing 60 tolas valued at about Rs 5 lakh, a car worth Rs 6.5 lakh, and household articles and electronic gadgets worth Rs 10 lakh, by government value, were also seized, the ACB said.
Verification of additional assets was underway. Anjaneyulu will be produced before court on a prisoner transit warrant.
