Overview

• About 15 ACB teams searched the engineer’s residence and 10 other locations across Hyderabad and nearby districts.
• Seizures included Rs 2.18 crore in cash, gold jewellery, two cars, a six‑storey building in Gachibowli, and a flat in Serilingampally.
• Officials also mapped assets tied to Amthar Chemicals on 10 acres at Penpahad, multiple prime residential plots, and farmland, along with Rs 75 lakh in bank deposits and Rs 36 lakh in Demat accounts.
• The accused was identified as Ambedkar Erugu, an Assistant Divisional Engineer with TGSPDCL, with cash recovered from a property linked to an alleged benami relative named Sathish.
• A disproportionate‑assets case has been registered, searches continue, and investigators are examining complaints of bribe demands for electricity connections while noting government valuations may significantly understate market value.