ACB registers disproportionate assets case against Bhupalpally mines and geology officer
The ACB has registered a disproportionate assets case against Bhupalpally mines and geology department Assistant Director Bojja Jaya Raju. Searches at eight locations led to identification of assets worth about Rs.3.06 crore, while further verification of properties continues.
Bhupalpally: ACB has registered a case of disproportionate assets against Bhupalpally mines and geology department assistant director, Bojja Jaya Raju, who also holds full additional charge of the department in Warangal.
The ACB officials have carried out raids at eight places related to the accused officer, his relatives and associates at Bhupalpally, Hyderabad and others on Thursday following allegations of corruption against him.
During the searches, several property documents and assets worth about Rs.3.06 crore were identified so far. Further verification of additional assets was underway. The market value of the immovable properties was expected to be much higher than their official/document value.
Jayaraju was found to have owned real estate properties at Boduppal, KPHB Colony, Keesara, Thungathurthy, Toopran and Suryapet. He also owned three four-wheelers, two two-wheelers, gold ornaments weighing 629 grams and had a bank balance of Rs.71.27 lakh in three bank accounts.
Based on the information available in the mobile phone of Jayaraju’s driver Sattunuri Yadaiah it was prima facie found that an amount of Rs.24.80 lakh was transferred through multiple transactions from the bank account of the driver to the bank account of the officer’s daughter.
The driver stated that the said amount was allegedly collected from persons involved in sand transportation, related activities and transferred to the account of Jayaraju’s daughter. The process of verifying the source, nature and purpose of the transactions was underway, said an official release.
