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Telangana Transport Official Remanded After ACB Raids in Disproportionate-Assets Case

Investigators now focus on valuing the haul, with a suspected benami driver untraceable.

Overview

  • A special ACB court sent Deputy Transport Commissioner Mood Kishan to 14 days' judicial custody following coordinated searches.
  • ACB teams searched his residence and 11 other locations on December 23, seizing documents and assets with a documented value of ₹12.72 crore.
  • Officials say the market value is significantly higher, with published estimates ranging to roughly ₹100–₹250 crore, pending formal valuation.
  • Seized holdings cited by ACB include a 50% stake in Lahari International Hotel, 3,000 sq yards of showroom space, two flats, 31 acres of agricultural land, 10 acres of commercial land, a polyhouse, over 1 kg of gold and two cars.
  • Sources report recovery of two suitcases of property papers and identify driver Enugu Shivshankar as a suspected benami who is currently missing.