CBI books Navy engineer in DA case

U Sudhakar Reddy / TNN / Updated: Feb 17, 2022, 10:48 IST

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A Navy engineer based in Visakhapatnam has been booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.

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HYDERABAD: A Navy engineer based in Visakhapatnam has been booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.
CBI filed an FIR under Prevention of Corruption Act against K Srirama Someswara Rao, an assistant engineer of Military Engineering Service in the office of chief engineer of Navy in Visakhapatnam, and his wife K Padmavathi.
CBI alleged that from 2011 to 2019 the accused official had amassed Rs 89 lakh, which was disproportionate to his income.
In 2011, Rao and his family were in possession of movable and immovable assets totalling Rs 5 lakh. Central agency said its investigation prima facie showed commission of offence punishable under PCA.

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U Sudhakar Reddy

Sudhakar Reddy Udumula is the Editor (Investigation) at the Times of India, Hyderabad. Following the trail of migration and drought across the rustic landscape of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Sudhakar reported extensively on government apathy, divisive politics, systemic gender discrimination, agrarian crisis and the will to survive great odds. His curiosity for peeking behind the curtain triumphed over the criminal agenda of many scamsters in the highest political and corporate circles, making way for breaking stories such as Panama Papers Scam, Telgi Stamp Paper Scam, and many others. His versatility in reporting extended to red corridors of left-wing extremism where the lives of security forces and the locals in Maoist-affected areas were key points of investigation. His knack for detail provided crucial evidence of involvement from overseas in terrorist bombings in Hyderabad.

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