VIJAYAWADA: The State government may earn a whopping `1,000 crore through confiscation of properties amassed by corrupt government officers if it gets a favourable verdict in all the 112 disproportionate assets (DA) cases filed in the last three years.
This information was given by RP Thakur, director general of police (DGP) and director general (DG) of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
Addressing the media after conducting a half-yearly review of ACB on Tuesday, Thakur said that all the DA and ‘trap’ cases filed after 2016 would come up for trial at the ACB special courts and the trial process would be completed within a year. It would take another six months for the confiscation of the illegally acquired properties.
He also said that during this year, the ACB registered 13 DA cases, eight cases of misconduct and laid 63 traps. He added 15 regular inquiries were made along with 15 more surprise checks in government offices.
He said the new ACB special courts would be set up soon and assured that more staff would be recruited to strengthen the anti-corruption watchdog in the State. “Under AP Special Courts Act - 2016, we have notified five places to set up special courts for the ACB.”
Cases filed in special courts
So far two cases have been filed in the special ACB court, Vizag
The case against Gedela Lakshmi Ganeswara Rao, inspector in Survey and Land Records Department
The case against Mummana Rajeswara Rao, deputy inspector of the survey, with DA of J2.31 crore
The case of Vizag Tahsildar is currently pending before the government for sanction orders