₹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 expanded its investigation into the disproportionate assets (DA) case against the Additional Medical Superintendent of Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Dr. Nori Lakshmi Bhasker. As part of the ongoing probe, the ACB conducted searches at the residences of five employees of the institute, recovering ₹7 lakh in cash from Dhanraj, a barber at NIMS.

The agency is currently examining land documents and tracing the money trail at all five locations as part of the investigation. The latest searches follow the ACB's booking of Dr. Bhasker in a DA case on September 20, where searches at his residence and seven other locations linked to his relatives, friends, alleged benamis, and associates revealed assets worth ₹6.13 crore.

The ACB is now investigating whether the assets and financial transactions detected during the fresh searches have any links to the DA case against Dr. Bhasker. Further investigation is ongoing.

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