ACB searches five locations in Hyderabad in disproportionate assets case against NIMS official

The Anti-Corruption Bureau continued searches at five locations in and around Hyderabad as part of a disproportionate assets case against NIMS official Nori Lakshmi Bhasker. Officials seized cash, property documents and investment records allegedly linked to suspected benamis

Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday continued searches at five locations in and around Hyderabad as part of the investigation into the disproportionate assets case registered against Nori Lakshmi Bhasker, Additional Medical Superintendent and Additional Professor at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS).

According to the ACB, the searches were conducted in pursuance of warrants issued by the Principal Special Judge for SPE and ACB cases, Hyderabad. The locations included the residences of suspected benamis who allegedly had financial and other transactions with the accused officer.

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During the searches, the ACB seized documents and other material relating to suspected benami assets. Cash amounting to Rs.4,94,394 was seized from the house of Dhanraj, an employee of NIMS.

Officials also found documents relating to three agricultural land parcels in Maheshwaram, collectively valued at approximately Rs.57 lakh, and an open plot in Venkateswara Cooperative Housing Society at MLA Colony, Banjara Hills, valued at about Rs.2.70 crore. The documents and investments were allegedly linked to D. Ganesh, an outsourcing employee of NIMS.

The ACB also found details of two investments valued at Rs.20 lakh and receipts relating to a hand loan of Rs.3 lakh during the searches.

The searches are part of the ongoing investigation into the DA case registered against Bhasker on September 21 . The ACB had earlier conducted searches at multiple locations in connection with the case.

Officials said the documents and assets identified during Tuesday’s searches were being verified, including their ownership, financial transactions and possible links with the accused officer. Further verification of additional assets is underway, the ACB said.