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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026) carried retired simultaneous inspections astatine 10 locations crossed Telangana successful transportation with a caller disproportionate assets lawsuit registered against suspended Hanumakonda Additional Collector (Revenue), A. Venkat Reddy, who was trapped by the ACB past period portion accepting a bribe.
According to sources, 10 ACB teams are carrying retired searches astatine his residence successful Rock Town Colony, L.B. Nagar residence, different location successful Manchirevula Villas and different locations successful Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Warangal districts linked to him and his associates, arsenic portion of an ongoing probe into allegations that helium amassed assets acold beyond his known sources of income..
Earlier connected December 5, 2025, the ACB Warangal Range Unit trapped Venkat Reddy portion helium demanded and accepted a bribe of ₹60,000 wrong the Integrated District Officers Complex.
According to the ACB, the bribe was received done an intermediary, identified arsenic Kanneboina Manoj, a inferior adjunct moving successful the bureau of the District Education Officer, for processing files related to the renewal of designation for Creative Model School’s superior and precocious schoolhouse sections. Interestingly, investigations revealed that the elder adjunct Mohd Ghousuddin had earlier demanded the aforesaid magnitude for the authoritative favour.
The pursuing day, ACB carried retired aboriginal greeting raids astatine his residence which stretched into respective hours and led to the seizure of much than ₹30.3 lakh successful cash, respective land-related documents and details of aggregate slope lockers. Based connected the findings, the Bureau registered a disproportionate assets lawsuit connected January 21, 2026, launched astonishment inspections. Further probe is underway.
