Suspended irrigation official arrested by ACB remanded to judicial custody

A day after arrest, Herur Nikesh Kumar, assistant government engineer (presently beneath suspension) on the Irrigation Division was produced within the particular courtroom for ACB and SPE circumstances in Nampally, Hyderabad early on Sunday. He was remanded to fifteen days of judicial custody. On Saturday, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered a case of Disproportionate Property (DA) in opposition to Kumar. The full worth of those property is estimated at ₹17.73 crore, although the market worth is believed to be considerably larger, in keeping with the ACB officers. Complete searches had been carried out at Kumar’s residence in Peeramcheru and 19 different areas linked to him and relations which dropped at mild quite a few movable and immovable property, together with property paperwork for 5 home plots, 6.5 acres of agricultural land, six flats and two business areas. Additional investigation is beneath method. Kumar was arrested by the ACB officers following the raids.