ACB raids on AP Discom Engineer,assets seized

Vishakapatnam, Sept 7: The ACB officials have conducted raids on Assistant Engineer V Ranga Rao of Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.

Total Assets valued unearthed were around Rs 1.14 crore as per documentary value.

As there were allegations about the acquisition of immovable and movable properties by the accused official Ranga Rao, the searches were conducted in the residential premises and two other places at Visakhapatnam city, Atchuthapuram, and Atchanta of West Godavari District belonging to Ranga Rao and his family members.

A trap case was registered on January 31 this year against the accused of demanding a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a complainant Bhupatiraju Ravi Varma in Transport Business, Achutapuram for doing an official favor for processing load approval sanction and release of electrical, commercial service connection.

He entered into the service in 2000 as Sub-Engineer and worked in the electrical department, Kaikaluru of Krishna district. He was promoted to Assistant Engineer at Thatlavalluru section, Machilipatnam in 2005.

Later he worked at Tadepalligudem in West Godavari district, Gopalapatnam, Asilmetta, and Atchuthapuram of Visakhapatnam districts. According to Director General of ACB RP Thakur, the case is under further investigation.