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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Andhra Pradesh: ACB seizes cash from sub-registrar offices in Kurnool district

Sleuths of the Anti-Corruption Bureau reportedly seized unaccounted cash from the Kallur and Kurnool Sub-Registrar offices in Kurnool district on Wednesday during a surprise raid and detected the presence of a large number of document writers on the office premises, which is prohibited.

ACB Deputy Superintendent of Police J. Siva Narayana Swamy said the raids began at 4 p.m. and were continuing when reports last came in. The ACB sleuths found 12 document writers in Kallur Sub-Registrar office at a time when the Sub-Registrar (2) P. Arun Kumar and Sub-Registrar (1) Md. Azeedulla were still working along with other office staff.

The ACB sleuths blocked all the entry and exit routes while conducting the raid and reportedly found ₹55,660 unaccounted cash at the Record Room, Junior Assistant’s office cabin and with the document writers.

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