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Hyderabad, May 29 : Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday took Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) T. S. Uma Maheswar Rao into custody for questioning in a disproportionate assets case.
Rao, who was serving as ACP in the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) at Central Crime Station (CCS) in Hyderabad, was sent to judicial custody for 14 days on May 22.
The anti-graft agency expects to gather more information from ACP about his “illegally amassed wealth”.
The ACB had arrested Rao on May 22 after raids on his house and other premises belonging to him and his relatives.
The ACB had identified Rao’s assets worth about Rs 3.95 crore. These include cash, gold, silver items and other movable and immovable properties.
There are also allegations that he is involved in irregularities and misuse of his official position.
The ACP was the investigation officer in the high-profile Sahithi Infra fraud case, in which the accused duped customers to the tune of Rs 1,100 crore.
