Accused officer demanded gold-studded jewellery to issue NOCs, feel ACB officials
6 Dec 2024 11:12 PM IST
Herur Nikesh Kumar, AEE, irrigation and command area development department, accepting gifts in the form of gold ornaments, ACB officials suspect that the accused officer demanded gold-studded diamond jewellery to issue no objection certificates for construction of houses at buffer and FTL areas. (Image: DC)
Hyderabad: Having realised that Herur Nikesh Kumar, AEE, irrigation and command area development department, accepting gifts in the form of gold ornaments, ACB officials suspect that the accused officer demanded gold-studded diamond jewellery to issue no objection certificates for construction of houses at buffer and FTL areas.
The agency officials have identified eight lockers in different banks that were under his control.
Sources said that the ACB officials opened a bank locker related to the accused officer and reportedly found huge gold in it. The seized gold would be placed before the accused officer during questioning after the court grants permission for police custody.
Nikesh Kumar also allegedly invested on benami names of his relatives and friends by opening several bank accounts and lockers.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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