The Ananthapuram Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered a disproportionate assets case on Monday against Puram Balaji, Assistant BC Welfare Officer of Kadiri Division in Andhra Pradesh, based on credible information regarding his acquisition of assets beyond his known legal income, officials stated.

Simultaneous searches were conducted at four locations, including Balaji’s residence. Further search operations are ongoing in Rayachoti and Kadiri, with additional details awaited.

Earlier in January, the ACB carried out simultaneous raids at multiple residences linked to Warangal Deputy Collector Venkata Reddy over allegations of accumulating assets disproportionate to his declared income sources. The ACB Warangal unit searched eight properties belonging to the officer and his family members as part of the ongoing corruption investigation.

Assets valued at approximately Rs 8.30 crore have been identified during the searches thus far.

ACB Joint Director Warangal Radesh Murali said, “From 6 am in the morning, we are conducting raids at the residences of Warangal Deputy Collector Venkata Reddy and his relatives. He had the additional charge of District Education Officer, and on December 6 last month, he was caught taking a Rs 60,000 bribe for the licence renewal of a private school.”

Murali added, “The officer’s house had also been searched on the day he was caught accepting the bribe, during which Rs 30 lakh in cash was recovered. After that, an enquiry was made on his properties. And in that regard, we are conducting raids on his and his relatives’ residences. We have recovered properties worth Rs 8 crores 30 lakhs today, and we have also registered a case under the disproportionate assets case. Eight teams are involved in the raids on eight different places.”