ACB Unveils Crores of Ill-gotten Assets in Andhra Pradesh Bhavan Scandal
The Anti-Corruption Bureau has uncovered significant assets worth crores in an investigation against Kaduru Chinnappanna, a former Andhra Pradesh Bhavan officer. The raids at six locations across the state have led to the confiscation of extensive real estate and financial investments, underlining the gravity of the corruption scandal.
Highlights
- •ACB investigators discover crores in illegal assets
- •Investigations target Kaduru Chinnappanna, former Special Liaison Officer
- •Assets found across multiple locations including Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada
- •Investigation includes real estate plots, vehicles, and financial investments
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has brought to light a massive illegal asset accumulation allegedly belonging to Kaduru Chinnappanna, a former Special Liaison Officer of Andhra Pradesh Bhavan in New Delhi. Serving from October 2019 until June 2024, he is under suspicion for acquiring assets both personally and through family members during his tenure.
Asset Raids Span Multiple Locations
Suspected of unethically amassing wealth, ACB officials conducted raids at six locations in Andhra Pradesh from Sunday to Monday. These included Visakhapatnam (Tagarapuvalasa and Marripalem), Vizianagaram, Rajahmundry, Tadepalli, Krishnalanka, and Vijayawada.
Among the seized assets, officials found five plots in Tagarapuvalasa, Visakhapatnam; three plots in Marripalem under Parawada mandal in Anakapalle district. Also on their radar was an agreement for purchasing a flat at Pebble Beach Towers in Rushikonda and another flat in Vijayawada city.
In addition to real estate, ACB officials discovered investments worth ₹45.15 lakh in Zerodha Broking Ltd alongside two vehicles allegedly linked to Chinnappanna.
The discovery comes as part of the bureau's ongoing investigation into corruption charges levied against him and his alleged accomplices.
