Ex-CPWD Engineer and wife charged in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Hyderabad has filed a prosecution complaint against former CPWD engineer P. Sai Komareswar and his wife under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. This action follows a charge sheet by the ACB accusing them of amassing assets worth Rs 1.26 crore through corruption.

Hyderabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Hyderabad has filed a prosecution complaint before a special court against P Sai Komareswar, a former Executive Engineer with the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and his wife, P Padmavathi, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

The ED launched its probe following a chargesheet filed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which accused the couple of possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 1.26 crore. Komareswar was allegedly caught in a trap case demanding and accepting a bribe from a contractor to clear pending bills.

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Searches conducted at the couple’s residence yielded incriminating documents, Rs 30.5 lakh in cash and other material. Subsequently, the CBI charged them under the Prevention of Corruption Act and other laws.

The ED stated that the illicit money was laundered through the banking system by projecting it as legitimate and used for property acquisitions. As part of the proceedings, the ED had earlier attached three immovable assets worth Rs 1.26 crore, equivalent to the alleged proceeds of crime.

ED, Hyderabad Zonal Office has filed Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the Hon’ble Special PMLA Court, Hyderabad against P Sai Komareswar, the then Executive Engineer, CPWD, Hyderabad and his wife Smt. P Padmavathi under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 in a case of…

— ED (@dir_ed) August 1, 2025