ACB arrests Hyderabad DSP in disproportionate assets case

The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday evening arrested Deputy Superintendent of Police Sankireddy Bheem Reddy in connection with a disproportionate assets case registered against him after officials completed searches at several places linked to him.

The DSP, who is posted at Police Computer Services (PCS), Hyderabad, was arrested at about 7.40 pm from his residence at Vessella Meadows, Ibrahimbagh and is expected to be produced before the designated ACB court.

The arrest comes days after the ACB conducted simultaneous searches at the officer’s residence and 15 other premises associated with his relatives, friends, alleged benamidars and associates in Telangana and Karnataka.

During the searches, the officials seized documents related to several properties, including a villa in Vessella Meadows in Ibrahimbagh, a G+2 residential building with a penthouse and an apartment in Telecom Nagar, another apartment in Gachibowli, two apartments in Tellapur, open land in Nagola, Patancheru and Pragathi Resorts in Mangarikonda, agricultural land and Sangarikonda agricultural land. Karnataka, besides investing ₹75 lakh in a sand mining company.

The ACB also seized about ₹3.6 crore in cash from the officer’s residence and another ₹40 crore from the residence of the alleged benamidar. About 2 kg of gold ornaments, about 20 kg of silver articles and bank balances worth nearly ₹19.91 crore were also found during the searches.

Officials have previously said the properties’ market value is likely to be substantially higher than their assessed value. They also recovered 23 bottles of foreign liquor from DSP’s residence and handed over the matter to the Excise Department for further action.

The ACB alleged that the officer amassed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income through corrupt practices during his service. Further investigation is underway.

Published – 06 Jul 2026 20:41 IST