ACB raids on Muncipal Bill Collector, Crores worth assets seized

Guntur, May 31:In a shocking news,A bill collector working with the Guntur Municipal Corporation was taken into custody by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths on charges of possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs.40 crores.

On Wednesday, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths have raided the assets of Mudraboina Madhav, a bill collector in the town. They raided nine places in the town and one each in Ponnur and Machavaram.

ACB officials carried out raids at seven places in Guntur city and two places in Machavaram and Ponnur mandal. Eight teams, led by DSP Devanand Santho, also conducted raids on the houses of Mudraboyina Madhav's relatives.

They seized documents relating to lands, plots, jewellery and cash worth Rs 50 crore in open market. Madhav possessed four houses, 20 plots and jewelry worth lakhs of rupees. He has an office in Arundelpet in the name of his wife.

He was found to have four apartments, 15-20 house sites, an Innova car, three two-wheelers, 200 gms of gold and Rs 7 lakh in cash.

He had been appointed under the compassionate appointment category in 2012 after the death of his father.