ACB finds unaccounted cash, irregularities during surprise check at Shamshabad Tahsildar office

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The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted a astonishment inspection astatine the bureau of the Tahsildar, Executive Magistrate and Joint Sub-Registrar successful Shamshabad mandal and detected irregularities, including unaccounted cash, procedural violations and pending Mee Seva applications.

According to the ACB, the astonishment cheque was carried retired pursuing allegations of gross irregularities and corrupt practices astatine the bureau from May 8.

During the inspection, officials seized unaccounted currency of ₹60,000 from the dashboard of a car belonging to the Tahsildar of Shamshabad K. Ravinder Dutt. Another ₹29,650 successful unaccounted currency was recovered from a Revenue Inspector G. Krishna, who was recovered attempting to propulsion distant the wealth and conceal a record connected the extortion of a toilet, the ACB stated.

Officials besides recovered ₹10,000 successful unaccounted currency from S. Prudhviraj, a licensed surveyor moving successful Shamshabad mandal.

The bureau further noted that nary idiosyncratic currency registry was being maintained successful the bureau and that 68 Mee Seva applications were pending beyond the prescribed clip limit.

The Tahsildar had issued definite certificates and proceedings beyond his jurisdiction without the cognition of higher authorities. The ACB alleged that, successful immoderate instances, powers of the Land Reforms Tribunal were assumed portion issuing specified proceedings.

Officials stated that immoderate of the proceedings and letters issued favoured backstage parties and caused harm to authorities properties and reputation.

The bureau besides recovered deviations successful proceedings and orders related to survey numbers successful Shamshabad, Tondpally and Sathamrai villages of Shamshabad mandal.

The ACB said the astonishment cheque revealed that the Tahsildar had performed duties successful an improper and irregular mode and acted beyond his jurisdiction. Further enquiry is nether way.

Published - May 13, 2026 08:08 p.m. IST

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