Telangana DSP Arrested in ₹100-Crore+ Disproportionate Assets Case; ACB Seizes ₹43.6 Lakh Cash, 2 Kg Gold and Luxury Properties
A senior Telangana Police officer has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) after investigators allegedly uncovered assets worth over ₹100 crore that are suspected to be disproportionate to his known sources of income. The arrest of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sankireddy Bheem Reddy came after coordinated searches at multiple locations linked to him revealed a massive portfolio of properties, cash, gold and investments.
The DSP, who was serving with the Police Computer Services (PCS) wing in Hyderabad, was taken into custody from his residence at Vessella Meadows in Ibrahimbagh on Monday evening. He is expected to be produced before the designated ACB court.
According to investigators, the searches exposed an extensive network of high-value assets allegedly connected to the officer. These include a luxury villa in Vessella Meadows, a G+2 penthouse, several flats in Hyderabad, a stake in a G+5 commercial complex on Lanco Hills Road, a 3,000-square-foot commercial property near Manikonda, and additional residential units in Tellapur.
The probe also revealed multiple open plots in Pragathi Resorts, Nagole, Patancheru and Mominpet, besides agricultural land spread across Zaheerabad, Muchintala, Mominpet, Devanahalli in Karnataka and other locations. Investigators further alleged that the officer had invested ₹75 lakh in M/s Sri Raghavendra Rock Sand Minerals.
During the raids, ACB officials recovered ₹3.60 lakh in cash from the DSP's residence, while another ₹40 lakh was allegedly seized from the house of a suspected benamidar. Officials also recovered around 2 kilograms of gold ornaments, nearly 20 kilograms of silver articles, and identified bank deposits worth approximately ₹19.91 lakh.
The investigation reportedly gained a significant breakthrough after officials recovered a handwritten personal diary believed to have been maintained by the DSP. According to reports, the diary was written before he left for the Char Dham pilgrimage with his wife in May and allegedly contained detailed records of properties, investments, liabilities and the names of individuals suspected to be holding assets on his behalf.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau carried out simultaneous searches at 16 locations linked to the officer on July 2. Investigators are now scrutinising property records, financial transactions and digital evidence to establish the extent of the alleged disproportionate assets. The allegations remain part of an ongoing investigation and will be tested during judicial proceedings.
