<p>The Lokayukta police on Friday seized gold and silver articles belonging to Azad Nagar Corporator Gowramma from her residence. <br /><br /></p>.<p>They had raided the house of Gowramma on November 9 and found assets worth about Rs 16 crore. The police had also found gold weighing 3.5 kg and 21 kg of silver. <br /><br />After the raid, Gowramma had deposited one kg of gold with a co-operative bank and the police have recovered the receipt. They have also seized 10 kg of silver. <br /><br />Sources in the Lokayukta police said the gold and silver items were seized to prevent their misuse and sale. <br /><br />Gowramma’s husband Govindraju was arrested on November 22, after he was found to have paid Rs 15 lakh to seven contract killers to eliminate Lingaraju, his former friend and RTI activist.<br /><br /> Lingaraju had written to the Upalokayukta against the illegal assets of Govindraju and provided documents obtained through RTI. <br /><br />The documents were later used by the Lokayukta to prepare a report on the Govindaraju couple, which subsequently led to the raid.</p>
<p>The Lokayukta police on Friday seized gold and silver articles belonging to Azad Nagar Corporator Gowramma from her residence. <br /><br /></p>.<p>They had raided the house of Gowramma on November 9 and found assets worth about Rs 16 crore. The police had also found gold weighing 3.5 kg and 21 kg of silver. <br /><br />After the raid, Gowramma had deposited one kg of gold with a co-operative bank and the police have recovered the receipt. They have also seized 10 kg of silver. <br /><br />Sources in the Lokayukta police said the gold and silver items were seized to prevent their misuse and sale. <br /><br />Gowramma’s husband Govindraju was arrested on November 22, after he was found to have paid Rs 15 lakh to seven contract killers to eliminate Lingaraju, his former friend and RTI activist.<br /><br /> Lingaraju had written to the Upalokayukta against the illegal assets of Govindraju and provided documents obtained through RTI. <br /><br />The documents were later used by the Lokayukta to prepare a report on the Govindaraju couple, which subsequently led to the raid.</p>
