Rs 2.7 Crore Plot, Farm Lands Surface In Hyderabad Doctor Corruption Case

The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau is investigating a medical official at NIMS Hyderabad for allegedly holding disproportionate assets. Searches have uncovered significant real estate holdings and cash linked to the doctor and his associates.
Why it matters
This investigation underscores ongoing efforts to combat corruption within public medical institutions in India.
The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has intensified its probe into alleged disproportionate assets of Dr Sri Nori Lakshmi Bhasker, Additional Medical Superintendent and Additional Professor at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad, with searches uncovering properties and financial records allegedly linked to suspected benamis and associates.Acting on search warrants issued by the Principal Special Judge for Special Police Establishment (SPE) and ACB Cases, Hyderabad, ACB teams searched five locations in and around the city as part of the ongoing investigation.During the searches, officials reportedly recovered Rs 4.94 lakh in cash from the residence of Dhanraj, a barber working at NIMS Government Hospital.Investigators are examining his alleged financial links with the accused medical officer and whether the cash is connected to the assets under scrutiny.The ACB also found documents relating to three agricultural land parcels in Maheswaram, with an estimated market value of around Rs 57 lakh.The agency is verifying…
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