Archive · 4 Sep 2026
ACB Arrests Suryapet Planning Officer in Asset Probe
The Anti-Corruption Bureau investigated Vuyyala Somaiah, a town planning officer in Suryapet.
He also had additional responsibility for town planning in Kodad.
Officials searched properties connected to him and his relatives in several places.
They reported finding land, houses, plots, money, gold and silver.
The ACB said the assets were worth Rs 3.54 crore according to its assessment, while their market value was estimated at Rs 20 crore.
Somaiah was arrested after a formal disproportionate-assets case was registered.
He has also faced allegations of delaying files and clearing them after receiving bribes.
The investigation is still continuing, and reports give different days for when the raids occurred.
The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Vuyyala Somaiah, Suryapet’s town planning officer, after searches linked to a disproportionate-assets case.
ACB teams searched properties in Suryapet, Kodad and Hyderabad, including residences linked to Somaiah and his relatives.
Investigators reported uncovering assets valued at Rs 3.54 crore based on recorded or assessed figures, with a market value estimated at Rs 20 crore.
The reported findings included land, plots, houses, bank deposits, cash, gold and silver items, along with gold previously pledged for a loan.
Reports differ on whether the raids began Tuesday or Thursday; allegations of bribery and delayed files remain under investigation.
- Who
- The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau and Vuyyala Somaiah, Suryapet Municipality’s town planning officer who also holds additional charge in Kodad.
- What
- The ACB conducted searches, registered a disproportionate-assets case and arrested Somaiah after reporting substantial unaccounted property and valuables.
- When
- Reports place the raids on either Tuesday or Thursday morning; the arrest and formal case were reported on Thursday.
- Where
- Properties and residences in Suryapet, Kodad and Hyderabad, including Hayathnagar, as well as locations connected to Somaiah’s relatives.
- Why
- The action followed complaints and a tip-off alleging assets disproportionate to Somaiah’s known sources of income, along with separate allegations involving delayed files and bribes.
ACB Allegations and Reported Findings
Investigation and Final Determination Pending
Disproportionate assets
ACB Allegations and Reported Findings
The ACB reported finding property and valuables worth Rs 3.54 crore, with an estimated market value of Rs 20 crore, allegedly beyond Somaiah’s known income sources.
Investigation and Final Determination Pending
The reported amounts are part of the ACB investigation; the articles do not describe a final court determination on the assets.
File delays and bribes
ACB Allegations and Reported Findings
Complaints allege that Somaiah kept physical and online files pending for long periods and cleared them after receiving payments.
Investigation and Final Determination Pending
These bribery-related claims are allegations reported alongside the asset case, and the articles do not report a final finding on them.
Raid timing and procedural account
ACB Allegations and Reported Findings
One report says surprise searches were conducted on Tuesday, while another says they occurred on Thursday morning.
Investigation and Final Determination Pending
The Thursday report links the formal case and arrest to that day, but the differing accounts leave the exact start date of the raids unclear.
- Officer
- Vuyyala Somaiah, Town Planning Officer for Suryapet Municipality and additional-charge officer for Kodad Municipality
- Investigating agency
- Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau
- Reported asset value
- Rs 3.54 crore in illegal or unaccounted assets, according to the arrest report
- Estimated market value
- Approximately Rs 20 crore
- Reported holdings
- Three acres of agricultural land, five residential plots, four houses and eight open plots
- Financial and precious-metal findings
- Rs 13 lakh in bank deposits, Rs 4.63 lakh in cash, 708 grams of gold and 1,700 grams of silver, together valued at Rs 20 lakh
- Case status
- A disproportionate-assets case was registered and Somaiah was arrested; further investigation is ongoing
