The Enforcement Directorate searched seven locations across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday as part of its money-laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the evaluation of answer scripts for the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission Group-I Mains examination. The premises searched included the residence of former IPS officer and former APPSC secretary PSR Anjaneyulu.
According to the Times of India report, six locations were in Hyderabad and surrounding areas, while one was in Guntur district. The Hyderabad searches covered Camsign Media Pvt Ltd in Panchavati Colony, Banjara Hills, and the residence of its managing director, P Madhusudhana Rao, at Errum Manzil in Panjagutta.
ED teams also searched premises associated with Anjaneyulu at Khasimbowli in Rangareddy district. The agency recorded his statement and examined property documents found during the search, the report said. Other locations included Tru Grader Services, a division of Stone Media Advisory Services Pvt Ltd, in Defence Colony, Secunderabad, and premises linked to Akella Peri Srinivasa Rao at Neredmet and Mahamkali Raghuram at Venkatapuram, Alwal.
In Andhra Pradesh, investigators searched Aavasa Resort Haailand at Chinakakani in Mangalagiri mandal, Guntur district. The answer-script evaluation was allegedly conducted at the resort, which has consequently become part of the investigation into how the examination process was managed outside the commission’s regular institutional setting.
The ED registered an Enforcement Case Information Report under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after an investigation initiated by Andhra Pradesh police and later taken up by a special investigation team. The underlying case was registered at Suryaraopet police station in Vijayawada in April 2025 under provisions relating to criminal breach of trust, cheating, falsification of accounts and criminal conspiracy.
The SIT investigation, as cited in the report, alleged that Camsign Media retained the Group-I Mains answer scripts for 84 days and engaged 66 unqualified people to transfer predetermined marks onto OMR sheets without carrying out an actual evaluation. Investigators further alleged that more than ₹1.14 crore in public funds was misused.
The case has implications beyond the individuals and companies named in the investigation because public-service examinations depend on documented custody, independent evaluation and auditable decision-making. The alleged handling of answer scripts and use of personnel without the required qualifications are among the issues being examined by investigators.
Anjaneyulu’s defence has maintained that the decision to conduct manual evaluation was taken collectively and in compliance with directions of the High Court. His side has also said the resort was selected for logistical and security reasons. The allegations remain under investigation, and the searches and statements recorded by the ED do not by themselves establish guilt.
The ED’s investigation will now examine the property documents and other material collected during the searches, alongside the findings of the Andhra Pradesh police and SIT probe.
