The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sankireddy Bheem Redd in connection with an alleged disproportionate assets case involving approximately ₹300 crore. The ACB alleges that the officer accumulated assets far beyond his known sources of income through corrupt practices and other dubious means during his service, with a substantial portion of the assets allegedly acquired in the names of benamidars.
According to the ACB, Bheem Reddy, who was posted with the Police Computer Services (PCS), was arrested from his residence at Vessella Meadows in Ibrahimbagh, Hyderabad. He is being produced before the designated ACB court. The arrest follows simultaneous searches conducted on July 2 at 16 locations across Telangana and Karnataka linked to the officer, his relatives, friends, alleged benamidars and associates.
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Investigators said the searches uncovered several movable and immovable assets allegedly linked to the officer. These include a villa at Vessella Meadows, a G+2 residential building with a penthouse in Telecom Nagar, flats in Telecom Nagar, Gachibowli and Tellapur, a stake in a commercial complex at Manikonda, commercial property near Manikonda Marrichettu Junction, multiple open plots in Nagole, Patancheru, Mominpet and near Pragathi Resorts.
The ACB further alleged that agricultural land linked to the officer was identified in Sangareddy, Vikarabad, Karnataka and Devanahalli near Bengaluru. Investigators also found an investment of ₹75 lakh in M/s Sri Raghavendra Rock Sand Minerals and 4.20 acres of agricultural land in Muchintala village.
During the searches, officials recovered approximately ₹3.60 lakh in cash from the DSP’s residence, while another ₹40 lakh in cash was allegedly seized from the residence of one of his suspected benamidars. The searches also resulted in the recovery of around two kilograms of gold ornaments, approximately 20 kilograms of silver articles and bank balances amounting to nearly ₹19.91 lakh.
Investigators also recovered a handwritten personal diary, which the ACB considers a key piece of evidence in the case. According to the agency, the diary was written before the officer left for the Char Dham pilgrimage with his wife in May and allegedly contained details of properties, investments, liabilities and the names of suspected benamidars. Officials further claimed that scanned copies of the diary had been shared with his two sons through WhatsApp before the pilgrimage.
The ACB said the diary helped investigators trace several properties and financial transactions allegedly connected to the officer. The agency is continuing its investigation into the alleged benami assets, the source of funds and the possible involvement of other individuals.
The investigation remains ongoing. The allegations against the accused will be examined during judicial proceedings, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
