Visakhapatnam: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has uncovered shocking details about deep-rooted corruption in government offices in Visakhapatnam district. During ongoing investigations into sub-registrar offices, ACB officials detected assets worth around ₹1 crore in the possession of a low-level government employee.
As part of the probe, ACB teams conducted searches at the residences of several staff members linked to the Super Bazaar registration office. Officials found immovable and movable assets worth nearly ₹1 crore at the house of Anand Kumar, an office attendant. The recovery has raised serious questions about how an employee at such a junior level amassed assets of this scale.
During the same operation, officials seized documents related to assets worth about ₹1 crore from the residence of Sudharani, a junior assistant working in the same office. The searches also led to the seizure of key documents from the home of Sub-Registrar Mohan Rao. Investigators recovered records linked to land transactions, cash, gold ornaments, and other valuable materials.
The ACB expanded its investigation after uncovering unaccounted cash and suspicious documents during these raids. Earlier, on November 5, ACB officials had conducted surprise inspections at the Super Bazaar registration office and in the Pedagantyada and Madhurawada areas. Those inspections led to the seizure of unaccounted cash and triggered a wider inquiry.
Following two days of document verification, ACB teams carried out simultaneous searches at four locations on Tuesday. Officials said the raids play a key role in exposing corruption within registration offices and indicated that more revelations are likely in the coming days.
The ACB confirmed that the investigation will continue with stricter action to identify the source of the illegal assets and to fix responsibility. Authorities reiterated their commitment to cracking down on corruption in government departments.
