ACB finds ₹3.54 crore assets in disproportionate assets case against Suryapet town planning officer
The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau has seized assets worth ₹3.54 crore from a town planning officer accused of corruption. The investigation revealed multiple properties, gold, and vehicles disproportionate to the official's known income.
Why it matters
It highlights ongoing efforts by state agencies to curb corruption within municipal administrative departments.
The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a disproportionate assets case against Suryapet Municipality Town Planning Officer Vuyyala Somaiah and identified assets worth an estimated ₹3.54 crore during searches conducted at his residence, office and seven other locations on Thursday (September 3).
Somaiah, who is also the in-charge Town Planning Officer of Kodad Municipality, was booked for allegedly acquiring assets disproportionate to his known sources of income through corrupt practices and dubious means.
During the searches, ACB officials found documents relating to three acres and three guntas of agricultural land in Suryapet district and five residential properties in Suryapet district and Hayathnagar. The five properties comprise a G+1 building, a G+2 building, a G+4 building with a penthouse and two ground-floor houses, with an official value of ₹2.75 crore. Documents relating to eight open plots in various locations in Suryapet, valued at ₹2.58 lakh, were also found.
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