ACB registers disproportionate assets case against suspended joint sub-registrar of Rangareddy district, searches reveal assets worth over ₹7.8 crore

The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau, on Friday, January 23, 2026, registered a disproportionate assets (DA) case against a suspended joint sub-registrar of Rangareddy district after searches revealed assets vastly disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The case has been registered against 50-year-old Kandadi Madhusudhan Reddy, Joint Sub-Registrar (SRO-I), Rangareddy Registration Office, who is currently under suspension. The ACB stated that Mr. Madhusudhan Reddy had allegedly acquired assets by indulging in corrupt practices and dubious means during his service.

ACB officials conducted searches on January 23 at his residence and seven other locations linked to his relatives, friends, benamis and associates.

During the searches, officials found documents related to a triplex independent house built on 300 square yards in Bhavani Nagar Colony, Kapra, an open plot at Chintapallyguda village in Ibrahimpatnam, 27 acres of agricultural land at Naskal village in Parigi mandal, one acre of commercial land at Mangalpally village in Ibrahimpatnam and a farmhouse with a swimming pool at Naskal, Parigi mandal worth ₹1.24 crore.

The ACB said it also seized cash of approximately ₹9 lakh and gold ornaments weighing around 1.2 kilograms. In addition, four vehicles were found during the searches. The total value of movable and immovable assets traced so far has been pegged at ₹7,83,35,302, though officials noted that the market value could be significantly higher than the documented value.

The bureau further alleged that the accused had invested around ₹80 lakh in a liquor business in the name of ARK Spirits and had floated two shell companies in the names of his wife and children.

ACB officials said further verification of additional assets is underway and the case remains under investigation. The bureau has appealed to the public to report demands for bribes by public servants through its toll-free number 1064, assuring confidentiality to complainants.