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CBI Books PESO Official in ₹84.21-Lakh Assets Case
The CBI has opened a case involving R.S. Thouti, an official at PESO.
The agency says he had assets worth ₹84.21 lakh that could not be explained by his known income.
The period being examined is October 2020 to April 2026.
Officials say the alleged extra assets were 82.78 per cent.
Thouti is an Upper Division Clerk.
He joined PESO in 1996 and has worked in Visakhapatnam since 2016, according to the article.
The case was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
These are allegations, and the article does not report a court finding.
The CBI registered a disproportionate-assets case against R.S. Thouti, an Upper Division Clerk at PESO.
The agency alleges Thouti acquired assets worth ₹84.21 lakh beyond his known sources of income.
The alleged check period runs from October 2020 to April 2026.
Officials put the alleged disproportionate assets at 82.78 per cent.
The case was registered under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- Who
- The CBI registered a case against R.S. Thouti, an Upper Division Clerk at the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO).
- What
- A disproportionate-assets case alleging ₹84.21 lakh in assets beyond his known sources of income.
- Where
- The article says Thouti is presently posted in Visakhapatnam and identifies the CBI case; it does not specify where the case was registered.
- When
- The alleged check period is October 2020 to April 2026; the article is dated October 6, 2026.
- Why
- The CBI alleges Thouti acquired assets he could not satisfactorily account for from his known income.
Key facts
- Accused
- R.S. Thouti, an Upper Division Clerk at PESO
- Alleged assets
- ₹84.21 lakh disproportionate to known sources of income
- Alleged disproportion
- 82.78 per cent
- Check period
- October 2020 to April 2026
- Agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Law cited
- Relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act
- PESO service history
- Joined in Mumbai in June 1996 as a Lower Division Clerk; promoted to Upper Division Clerk in December 2008; transferred to Visakhapatnam in May 2016
Sources
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