ACB books Mines Officer in disproportionate assets case, identifies assets worth ₹3.06 crore

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a disproportionate assets case against Bojja Jaya Raju, an Assistant Director at the Mines and Geology Department in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district. Preliminary searches conducted by the ACB's Warangal Range at eight locations, linked to Jaya Raju, his relatives, and associates, revealed assets worth approximately ₹3.06 crore.

The searches included a G+2 building in Boduppal, a flat in KPHB Colony in Hyderabad, five plots in Keesara, Thungathurthy, Toopran, and Suryapet, as well as 3.21 acres of agricultural land. The ACB also discovered substantial cash holdings, LIC and Max Life policy savings, multiple vehicles, Post Office savings, gold ornaments, household articles, and bank balances, bringing the total value of the assets identified to around ₹3.06 crore.

The bureau suspects that the cash was acquired through corrupt practices and that the market value of the immovable properties is likely to be significantly higher than their documented values. Further investigations are underway to establish the source, nature, and purpose of the transactions, and to determine if any additional assets are involved.

The case is being investigated under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the ACB is continuing its probe.