Crores In Villas, Gold, Lavish Thai Wedding For Son: Telangana Engineer Busted In Mega Corruption Scandal

An executive engineer from Telangana's Irrigation and CAD Department has been arrested on suspicion of amassing assets vastly disproportionate to his officially known sources of income.

"A case of disproportionate assets to the known sources of income was registered against Nune Sridhar, executive engineer, Irrigation & CAD Department, Division No.-8, SRSP Camp, Choppadandi, Karimnagar, for having acquired these assets by indulging in unlawful practices and dubious means during his service," stated the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in an official release.

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Searches were carried out at Sridhar's residence and at 13 other locations linked to him and his relatives.

During these raids, numerous properties were uncovered, including a villa in Tellapur, a flat in Shaikpet, three flats in Karimnagar, commercial property in Ameerpet, and independent buildings in Hyderabad, Warangal, and Karimnagar.

Additionally, authorities discovered 16 acres of agricultural land, 19 prime residential plots across Hyderabad, Warangal, and Karimnagar, two four-wheelers, gold jewellery, and several bank deposits, according to the ACB.

It was further alleged that Sridhar had organised a lavish destination wedding for his son in Thailand, reportedly spending crores of rupees on the arrangements.

The searches indicated that these extensive movable and immovable assets had been "acquired by abusing his official position".

The ACB also noted that the ongoing inquiry may reveal that the market value of the seized assets is "much higher than the official value".

The officer has been arrested and placed in judicial remand, while further investigations continue.