Discom engineer held on graft charge

Hyderabad, April 02: ACB officials on Friday arrested the Assistant Divisional Engineer of Vanasthalipuram of the A.P. Central Power Distribution Company Limited, Pabbu Krishna, on the charge of amassing wealth illegally.

Searches at his house in Vijaya Residency of Ramnagar in Secunderabad and office revealed that he had acquired assets worth Rs. 1.25 crore which were disproportionate to his known sources of income, according to a press release. The properties included two houses, one at Singareni Colony in Saroornagar and another at Ramnagar, eight acres of agricultural land at Malkapur village in Choutuppal mandal of Nalgonda district, a plot of 245 square yards at Bairamalguda in Rajendranagar, a Santro car, and gold weighing 900 gm.

–Agencies