Archive · 4 Sep 2026
ED Files PMLA Case Against Suspended DSP Bhimreddy
The Enforcement Directorate has opened a money-laundering case against suspended police officer Sankireddy Bheem Reddy.
The case is connected to an earlier investigation into assets that may have been much greater than his known income.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested him on July 6, 2023.
Investigators found about 20 properties or other assets in several places.
One report said their market value was around ₹150 crore.
Many of the properties were reportedly registered in the names of benamidars, or people allegedly holding them for someone else.
Officials are checking whether money from corruption was used to buy the assets.
The Income Tax Department’s Benami Prohibition Unit has also filed a related case.
The Enforcement Directorate registered a money-laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against suspended DSP Sankireddy Bheem Reddy.
The case follows his arrest by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on July 6, 2023, in a disproportionate-assets investigation.
Investigators identified approximately 20 assets in Manikonda, Gachibowli, Tellapur, Patancheru, Nagole, Mominpet, Zaheerabad and Bengaluru.
One report said the assets had a market value of about ₹150 crore, while another described them only as approximately 20 assets.
The ED is examining financial transactions, property purchases and possible use of corruption proceeds, with many properties allegedly held by benamidars.
- Who
- The Directorate of Enforcement, suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police Sankireddy Bheem Reddy, the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Income Tax Department’s Benami Prohibition Unit.
- What
- The Directorate of Enforcement registered a money-laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act linked to an alleged disproportionate-assets case.
- When
- The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Bheem Reddy on July 6, 2023; the Directorate of Enforcement’s investigation followed that arrest.
- Where
- The assets were identified in Manikonda, Gachibowli, Tellapur, Patancheru, Nagole, Mominpet, Zaheerabad and Bengaluru, with other locations also mentioned.
- Why
- Investigators are examining whether proceeds of alleged corruption were used to purchase the assets and whether they were held through benamidars.
- Investigating agency
- Directorate of Enforcement
- Law invoked
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act
- Accused
- Suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police Sankireddy Bheem Reddy
- Earlier arrest
- Arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on July 6, 2023
- Assets identified
- Approximately 20 assets
- Reported market value
- About ₹150 crore, according to one report
- Related case
- The Income Tax Department’s Benami Prohibition Unit has filed a case against Bheem Reddy and alleged benamidars
