She was found to have amassed assets worth Rs1.37cr, disproportionate to her known sources of income
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Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has suspended an Assistant Commissioner in the Endowments Department following her arrest in a disproportionate assets case.
The orders for Kalingiri Shanti’s suspension were issued by Commissioner K Ramchandramohan, official sources said on Sunday.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) had arrested Shanti on April 7 after simultaneous raids at premises linked to her. She was found to have amassed assets worth Rs1.37 crore, disproportionate to her known sources of income. The same day, a court in Vijayawada sent her to judicial custody till April 21.
As per the government rules, any employee detained in custody for more than 48 hours on a criminal charge is deemed suspended.
ACB officials conducted searches for 10 hours in different locations, including Tadepalli, Undavalli, and Visakhapatnam.
