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NIMS Suspends Additional Medical Superintendent After ACB Arrest
NIMS suspended one of its senior medical officers, Nori Lakshmi Bhaskar.
The suspension began on September 22, 2026.
This was the same day the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau detained him.
The bureau registered a case about alleged assets that were disproportionate to his known income.
It said the assets detected were worth Rs.6.13 crore.
His detention lasted more than 48 hours.
Telangana rules require a government employee detained that long to be placed under suspension.
The suspension will remain until further orders, and he will receive an allowance under the rules.
NIMS suspended Additional Medical Superintendent and Additional Professor Nori Lakshmi Bhaskar effective September 22, 2026.
The suspension followed his arrest by the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau in a disproportionate-assets case.
The ACB detected alleged disproportionate assets valued at Rs.6.13 crore.
Bhaskar’s detention exceeded 48 hours, triggering deemed suspension under Telangana service rules.
The suspension will continue until further orders, with subsistence allowance paid according to applicable rules.
- Who
- Nori Lakshmi Bhaskar, NIMS, and the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau were involved.
- What
- NIMS placed Bhaskar under suspension after his arrest and detention in a disproportionate-assets case.
- Where
- The action concerns the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad, Telangana.
- When
- The suspension took effect on September 22, 2026; a government memo requesting the action was dated September 26, 2026.
- Why
- The suspension followed the ACB’s arrest of Bhaskar, its registration of a disproportionate-assets case, and his detention for more than 48 hours.
Key facts
- Officer
- Nori Lakshmi Bhaskar, NIMS Additional Medical Superintendent and Additional Professor
- Suspension effective
- September 22, 2026
- Arresting agency
- Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau
- Case
- Allegations of disproportionate assets
- Assets detected
- Rs.6.13 crore
- Suspension duration
- Until further orders
- Pay during suspension
- Subsistence allowance according to rules











