Telangana ACB arrest police officer for disproportionate assets

Hyderabad: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) in Telangana has arrested assistant commissioner of police (ACP) T S Uma Maheswar Rao for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The ACB sleuths raided 13 places linked to Rao, who was serving as ACP in the economic offences wing (EOW) at Central Crime Station (CCS) in Hyderabad since Tuesday and seized cash, land documents, gold, and silver ornaments.

They identified 17 properties, including land in Ghatkesar and Chodavaram near Vizag, flats in Ashok Nagar, and lands in Shamirpet, Kukatpally, and Malkajgiri. The seized assets included Rs 37 lakh in cash, 60 tolas of gold, and assets valued at Rs 3.40 crore (book value). The total estimated value of Rao's assets was around Rs 50 crore. 

Notably, in the past, he was suspended three times for his misconduct in delivering his duties. He was an investigating officer in the Rs 1,500 crore Sahithi infra scam being probed by the enforcement directorate.