ACB raids houses of Tribal Welfare EE
The Hindu
ACB officials conducted raids on the houses and properties of Tribal Welfare Department Executive Engineer K.S.S. Ravi Kumar and recovered property disproportionate to his known sources of income, in
ACB officials conducted raids on the houses and properties of Tribal Welfare Department Executive Engineer K.S.S. Ravi Kumar and recovered property disproportionate to his known sources of income, in Visakhapatnam district on Saturday. The officials said the raids were conducted at five places simultaneously from morning. The places included Kumar’s office and house at Paderu and Visakhapatnam. “Gold, silver, cash, documents all worth about ₹2.6 crore were recovered till 9 p.m. Out of this, properties worth about ₹1.5 crore are disproportionate assets. Searches will continue and we may ascertain the final tally by Sunday,” said ACB officer K. Lakshmana Murthy.
The ACB officials registered a case.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.