ACB arrests Medchal deputy collector Marri Vamsi Mohan again in benami property case
HYDERABAD: The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested Medchal-Malkajgiri Deputy Collector Marri Vamsi Mohan for a second time, alleging that he misused his official position to forcibly register two high-value flats in the names of his alleged benami associates.
Mohan was earlier arrested on May 22 in a disproportionate assets case. At the time, he was serving as a special grade deputy collector in the Urban Land Ceiling (ULC) section of Medchal-Malkajgiri district. He had previously worked as the revenue divisional officer of Serilingampally.
Searches recover cash and documents
The ACB conducted searches at Mohan’s luxury flat in Gachibowli and at the residences of his alleged benamis. Officials said they seized ₹56 lakh in unaccounted cash from his residence.
The agency said complaints and evidence collected during the searches indicated that Mohan had used his official authority to facilitate the registration of two expensive flats in the names of alleged benami persons. Based on the evidence, the ACB completed the required procedures before producing him before the special court.
Assets valued between ₹100 crore and ₹200 crore
During searches conducted on May 22, the ACB searched more than eight locations linked to Mohan. Investigators collected documents relating to alleged land transactions involving government land in Serilingampally and Abdullapurmet. The agency also alleged that about eight acres of land had been transferred to the name of his uncle, Vijay Bhaskar.
The document value of assets detected during the May 22 searches was estimated at ₹6.22 crore.
According to the ACB, the combined value of assets unearthed during the May 22 and Thursday searches is estimated to be between ₹100 crore and ₹200 crore.
The searches also revealed 19 open plots with a document value of ₹4.46 crore, an independent house at NGOS Colony in Vanasthalipuram, and two flats at Manikonda and Masjid Banda with a combined document value of about ₹1.12 crore.
The investigation is continuing.
