More property deeds found in HMDA official wealth case

Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths unearthed more properties owned by absconding HMDA planning chief K. Purushotham Reddy, booked under DA Act. The sleuths seized a gift deed document worth `3.2 crore pertaining to the industrial complex at Rajiv Gandhi Nagar Moosapet, given to his daughter. The ACB also seized gold and diamond jewellery, worth crores.

ACB District Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar said, “Diamond necklace sets, a diamond vaddanam (worn around the waist), gold necklace and long chain gifted by the accused to his daughter Vidhita Reddy were seized. Also, an original gift deed document worth `3.2 crore of the industrial complex at Rajiv Gandhi Nagar – Moosapet given to his daughter was seized. Bills of jewellery were traced from the office of the accused benamidar at Charan’s Life Devices Pvt Ltd.”

Purushotham filed an anticipatory bail plea in the High Court. The officer booked in the disproportionate assets case held a lavish wedding of his daughter at N-Convention Hall and purchased diamond jewellery from Hyderabad and Jaipur. Crores of rupees were spent on the weddings.