The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested irrigation department deputy executive engineer R Satyanarayana after searches at 10 locations allegedly uncovered assets with an estimated market value of more than ₹25 crore. The action has brought properties across Hyderabad, Wanaparthy and Nagarkurnool into a disproportionate-assets investigation under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The ACB’s central investigation unit registered the case against Satyanarayana, 44, who is posted in the irrigation and command area development department in Nagarkurnool district. Simultaneous searches were conducted at his residence in Karmanghat, his office in Nagarkurnool and properties linked to relatives, family members and alleged benamis.
According to the ACB, Satyanarayana was at his native village, Shapur in Ghanpur mandal of Wanaparthy district, when the searches began. ACB teams later brought him to his Karmanghat residence as the operation continued. The investigation covers a range of property, financial and movable assets allegedly connected to him and people associated with him.
The assets identified so far include 25 acres of agricultural land in Wanaparthy district and a G+1 farmhouse on the same land. Investigators also found a 5,200-square-foot villa at Tukkuguda, valued by the ACB at ₹7 crore, a three-bedroom flat in a gated community at Karmanghat, a two-bedroom flat at Nagole and nine plots in Nagarkurnool.
The searches also resulted in the discovery of 50 tolas of gold, ₹25 lakh invested in chit funds and mutual funds, three four-wheelers, a two-wheeler and a tractor. The ACB said the assessment of assets was still under way. An ACB official said the document value of the assets identified so far was ₹6 crore, while their estimated market value was more than ₹25 crore.
A disproportionate-assets case examines whether the assets allegedly held by a public servant, or acquired during service, are inconsistent with known sources of income. The ACB said Satyanarayana joined government service in 2005. His wife is employed as an engineer at Vidyut Soudha, according to the agency.
The case also highlights the investigative challenge posed by property holdings spread across several districts and assets associated with relatives or alleged benamis. The ACB’s description of the properties and investments remains part of the ongoing investigation, and the final valuation and legal findings will depend on the agency’s assessment and subsequent court proceedings.
Satyanarayana was arrested after the searches. The ACB is scheduled to produce him before the ACB special court in Nampally for judicial remand. Further proceedings will determine how the assets are valued, whether they can be linked to the accused and what action follows under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
