Archive · 3 Sep 2026
ACB Opens Separate Disproportionate-Assets Probe Into TTD Deputy EO
The Anti-Corruption Bureau is investigating whether a TTD officer has more property and valuables than his known income can explain.
The officer is identified in the reports as M. Lokanadham or Mendu Lokanatham.
TTD is the organization that manages the Tirumala temple.
The investigation began after the CBI shared information from its laddu-ghee adulteration case.
ACB officers searched four places in Tirupati.
They found property papers, bank deposits, gold, silver and cash.
Some properties and investments were registered in the names of the officer’s wife or son.
The assets found so far may be worth about Rs 5 crore.
The ACB will finish checking the evidence before deciding the full value of any disproportionate assets.
The Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a disproportionate-assets case against TTD Deputy Executive Officer M. Lokanadham, also reported as Mendu Lokanatham.
The case followed information shared by the Central Bureau of Investigation after its Tirumala laddu-ghee adulteration investigation and charge sheet.
ACB teams searched four locations in Tirupati, including the officer’s home and relatives’ residences.
Officials found property documents, four fixed deposits, 2kg of gold, 6.5kg of silver and Rs 12.5 lakh in cash.
Assets identified so far are valued at approximately Rs 5 crore, pending verification, valuation and comparison with known income.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau is investigating TTD Deputy Executive Officer M. Lokanadham, also reported as Mendu Lokanatham.
- What
- The ACB registered a disproportionate-assets case and searched four locations, recovering property documents, valuables, cash and financial records.
- When
- The searches took place on Wednesday; the ACB’s related case against K. Chinna Appanna was registered on April 22, 2026, according to the reports.
- Where
- The searches were conducted at four locations in Tirupati, including PK Layout and relatives’ residences.
- Why
- The ACB acted on information shared by the CBI after its investigation and charge sheet in the alleged Tirumala laddu-ghee adulteration case.
- Investigating agency
- Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau, Visakhapatnam unit
- Official under investigation
- TTD Deputy Executive Officer M. Lokanadham; one report names him Mendu Lokanatham
- Legal provision
- Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018
- Locations searched
- Four locations in Tirupati, including the officer’s home and relatives’ residences
- Assets identified
- Approximately Rs 5 crore so far, subject to verification and valuation
- Valuables recovered
- 2kg of gold, 6.5kg of silver and Rs 12.5 lakh in cash
- Property findings
- Documents linked to properties in PK Layout, Gollavanigunta, Padiredu Aranyam and Srinivasa Nagar, plus four fixed deposits
- Next step
- The ACB will verify the documents, value the assets and compare them with the officer’s known sources of income
