Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Tirupati Tussle: YSRC Leader Bhumana Alleges Collector Ordered Secret Inquiry
Bhumana is a leader in India who is very upset with a government official called the district collector.
Bhumana used to be the head of a famous temple board in Tirupati.
He says the collector is letting people do unfair things with land, sand and gravel.
He says lots of public money, about 2,000 crore rupees, has been taken unfairly.
Bhumana also says the collector started a secret inquiry to trouble him.
He says a police case was removed online and then another case, Crime No.
253/2026, was registered over the same issue.
Bhumana says the collector called him and his followers troublemakers and he wants to file a defamation case against him.
He also blames a minister named Anagani for the alleged problems.
Two important adults are arguing, and everyone is trying to figure out who is telling the truth.
YSRC leader and former TTD chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy accused Tirupati collector Dr A. Venkateswar of ordering a secret inquiry against him.
Bhumana alleged the collector supported irregularities in land, sand and gravel dealings in the district.
He claimed illegal earnings of ₹25 lakh a day from gravel and ₹50 lakh a day from sand, alleging around ₹2,000 crore of public money was looted.
Bhumana said a case at Tiruchanur police station was removed online and Crime No. 253/2026 was later registered over the same issue.
He said he would file a defamation case against the collector and criticised minister Anagani Satya Prasad over the alleged irregularities.
- Who
- YSRC leader and former TTD chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy; Tirupati district collector Dr A. Venkateswar; minister Anagani Satya Prasad.
- What
- A political-bureaucratic tussle in which Bhumana alleged irregularities in land, sand and gravel dealings and a secret inquiry ordered against him by the collector.
- When
- Bhumana addressed a press conference on Friday; the article does not specify the exact date.
- Where
- Tirupati district, including references to Tiruchanur police station.
- Why
- Bhumana alleges the administration is using vigilance and police against political opponents instead of investigating alleged irregularities.
YSRC leader Bhumana's side
District administration's side
Secret inquiry and police cases
YSRC leader Bhumana's side
The inquiry is politically motivated; the collector used the vigilance and enforcement department and district police to target a political opponent instead of investigating alleged official irregularities.
District administration's side
The administration registered and pursued cases over the same issue, allegedly describing Bhumana and his followers as 'goondas' and recommending cases against them.
Sand, gravel and land dealings
YSRC leader Bhumana's side
The collector supports irregularities in the dealings; around ₹2,000 crore in public money was looted, with ₹25 lakh a day from gravel and ₹50 lakh a day from sand earned illegally.
District administration's side
The article reports the collector ordered an inquiry, implying the administration disputes the allegations; no response from the collector is quoted in the article.
- Key figures
- Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, Dr A. Venkateswar, Anagani Satya Prasad
- Alleged illegal earnings from gravel
- ₹25 lakh per day
- Alleged illegal earnings from sand
- ₹50 lakh per day
- Alleged looted public money
- Around ₹2,000 crore
- Case registered
- Crime No. 253/2026, Tiruchanur police station
- Bhumana's stated action
- Defamation case against the collector
- Alleged birthday gifts claimed
- From Sri City companies, contractors and TD leaders