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Four separate teams took up the investigation and identified a total of 160 illegal structures including warehouses and guest houses.

It added that disciplinary proceedings should be conducted simultaneously with the criminal proceedings and it should not wait for the outcome of the criminal proceedings.

In-charge ACB DSP Madusudhan said the accused, Chandrasekhar, was caught red-handed while receiving the money from the complainant.

The gold ornaments and silver biscuits were found in two lockers of a private bank’s branches in Old Alwal and Medchal, which were in the name of PJ Mahender Kumar and PJ Nandagopal, both friends of Nagaraj, who died allegedly by suicide in prison recently.

The account was opened in the name of Gopal and his brother, who is now residing in the US. As Gopal’s brother was Nagaraj's friend, the joint account was opened and a locker was also secured.