Andhra Official Remanded To Police Custody In Disproportionate Assets Case

(MENAFN- IANS) Vijayawada, April 13 (IANS) A city court has sent a suspended Assistant Commissioner in the Endowments Department to police custody for two days in a disproportionate assets case.​

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court allowed questioning of Kalingiri Shanti on April 15 and 16.​

Shanti, arrested on April 7 after simultaneous raids at premises linked to her, is currently lodged in Vijayawada district jail. She filed a petition seeking permission to meet her two-and-a-half-year-old son. After hearing arguments, the court posted the matter for orders on April 16.​

During the raids on April 7, the ACB found that she had amassed assets worth Rs 1.37 crore, disproportionate to her known sources of income. Officials conducted searches for 10 hours in different locations, including Tadepalli, Undavalli, and Visakhapatnam.​

They seized incriminating documents and unearthed assets including a residential flat in Visakhapatnam, a G+2 building at Kunchanapalli, 776 grams of gold ornaments, nearly 3 kg of silver articles, cash worth Rs 1.15 lakh, bank balances of about Rs 3 lakh, a car, a motorcycle, and electronic gadgets.​

Following the searches, the ACB registered a Disproportionate Assets case against the Assistant Commissioner under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The same day, the ACB court sent her to judicial custody till April 21.​

Following the arrest, the government suspended her. This is the second time Shanti has been suspended in two years.​

She was appointed as Assistant Commissioner in the Endowments Department through the Andhra Pradesh State Public Service Commission in 2020, and worked in Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada.​

After the TDP-led coalition government came to power in 2024, Shanti was suspended over allegations of irregularities. She remained under suspension from July 2024 to March 2026. The suspension was lifted last month, and she was awaiting a posting.​

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