The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials raided the house of Shiva Subbaraju, Deputy Engineer of Andhra Pradesh Transco (AP Transco) in Nellore district here on Tuesday and unearthed a large quantity of unaccounted wealth. The value of the property was estimated at Rs 90 lakh.
ACB Joint Director Sampath Kumar said that the Deputy Engineer's acquired properties include documents of 18 plots in Hyderabad, Choutuppal and Nellore. The officials also seized Rs 90,000 bank balance. However, they are yet to unlock the bank lockers to ascertain the value of property, the officials said.
The joint director said ``simultaneous raids were conducted on Subbaraju’s house and his relatives in Nellore on the charge of amassing wealth illegally.''
The officials registered a case of corruption against the engineer.Subbaraju is the husband of Nellore Municipal Corporation Mayor Ms Bhanusri.
Sampath Kumar said he did not receive any complaint against Corporation Mayor Ms Bhanusri in connection with corruption charges.