₹7 lakh recovered from NIMS barber as Telangana ACB widens searches in Additional Medical Superintendent’s DA case

The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has broadened its probe into the disproportionate assets (DA) case against Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences' (NIMS) Additional Medical Superintendent Nori Lakshmi Bhasker, conducting searches at the residences of five of his institute employees. On Tuesday (September 29, 2026), the ACB recovered ₹7 lakh in cash from Dhanraj, who serves as a barber at NIMS.

The agency is scrutinizing land documents and tracking the financial trail at all five locations as part of their ongoing investigation. The ACB initiated the latest searches after booking Dr. Bhasker in a DA case and conducting searches at his residence and seven additional locations linked to his relatives, friends, alleged intermediaries, and associates on September 20.

The initial searches reportedly unearthed assets amounting to ₹6.13 crore, including flats, plots, bank and post-office deposits, investments, mutual funds, 517.8 grams of gold, four cars, and four two-wheelers. The ACB is now investigating whether the assets and financial transactions uncovered during the fresh searches have any connection to the DA case against NIMS' Additional Medical Superintendent. Further investigation is currently underway.