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Bhupalapally Mines Official Remanded Over Disproportionate Assets Case
The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested a mines official named Bojja Jaya Raju.
Investigators said he may have assets worth more than his known income.
They estimated the suspected disproportionate assets at about Rs.3.06 crore.
Courts sent him to judicial custody.
Officials searched eight places connected to him, his relatives and associates.
Investigators also examined the phone and bank transactions of his driver, Sattunuri Yadaiah.
They found that about Rs.24.80 lakh moved from the driver’s account to Jaya Raju’s daughter’s account.
The driver allegedly said the money came from people involved in sand transportation and related activities.
The investigation is continuing to determine where the money came from and why it was transferred.
Telangana ACB arrested Bojja Jaya Raju, an Assistant Director of Mines and Geology in Jayashankar Bhupalapally district.
A preliminary inquiry allegedly identified disproportionate assets worth approximately Rs.3.06 crore.
Jaya Raju, who also held additional charge as Deputy Director in Warangal, was remanded to judicial custody.
Searches were conducted at eight locations linked to the officer, relatives, associates and friends.
Investigators found about Rs.24.80 lakh transferred from his driver’s account to his daughter’s account, allegedly after collections from sand-related operators.
- Who
- Bojja Jaya Raju, Assistant Director of the Telangana Mines and Geology department, was arrested by the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau.
- What
- He was arrested in a disproportionate-assets case and remanded to judicial custody.
- Where
- Searches were conducted at eight locations across Telangana linked to Jaya Raju, his relatives and associates; he was serving in Jayashankar Bhupalapally and held additional charge in Warangal.
- When
- The raids and arrest followed searches conducted on Thursday; no calendar date was provided.
- Why
- The ACB alleged that he acquired assets through corrupt practices and dubious means during his service, including suspected illegal gratification connected to sand-related activities.
Key facts
- Accused
- Bojja Jaya Raju, Assistant Director of Mines and Geology
- Additional charge
- Full Additional Charge of Deputy Director, Mines and Geology, Warangal
- Agency
- Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau
- Alleged disproportionate assets
- Approximately Rs.3.06 crore
- Locations searched
- Eight places linked to the accused officer, relatives and associates
- Questioned transfer
- Approximately Rs.24.80 lakh transferred from the driver’s bank account to the accused officer’s daughter’s account
- Investigation status
- Further investigation is underway into the source, nature and purpose of the transactions
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