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Telangana ACB seeks I-T probe into benami assets worth Rs 100 crore
The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has asked the Income Tax department to investigate properties allegedly held in benami names. According to the ACB, the I-T department has initiated action in cases involving…
The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has asked the Income Tax department to investigate properties allegedly held in benami names. According to the ACB, the I-T department has initiated action in cases involving alleged illicit assets worth over Rs 100 crore. The Deccan Chronicle reports that the I-T department has registered cases under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act and begun an ED-style probe.
Separately, Siasat.com reports that the ACB conducted raids on seven properties linked to Desani Srinivas Reddy, a Tahsildar currently serving as Divisional Administrative Officer in Ibrahimpatnam, and uncovered assets worth Rs 6.87 crore. These include flats, a penthouse, agricultural land, plots, cash, gold, vehicles, and an investment in a bar. A disproportionate assets case has been registered against Reddy, who will be produced before an ACB special court for judicial remand.
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Deccan Chronicle frames the story as a large-scale, systematic corruption probe led by the ACB and I-T department, emphasising the Rs 100 crore figure and naming multiple high-ranking officials. Siasat focuses on a single officer's raids, detailing personal assets like a bar investment and gold loans, offering a more granular view. Neither source is critical of the government or ACB, both present official actions neutrally. The key difference is scale: one covers a broad investigation, the other a specific case. A careful reader should note that the Rs 100 crore figure from Deccan Chronicle is not mentioned in Siasat's account, and the raids on Reddy appear to be a separate, smaller operation within the same ACB drive. Watch for further details on the benami cases and the court proceedings for Reddy.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): deccanchronicle.com (neutral report), siasat.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
