The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted a surprise inspection at the Sub-Registrar office in Warangal, Hanumakonda district, uncovering widespread irregularities and corruption. The raid revealed the presence of 20 unauthorized agents operating inside the office premises along with ₹47,450 in unaccounted cash. Officials discovered a systematic network of illegal activities involving document writers and government employees who were allegedly collecting bribes from the public seeking registration services.
Investigators found evidence of significant financial transactions through digital payment platforms. The ACB team traced a PhonePe payment trail amounting to ₹42.03 lakh flowing between document writers and office officials, suggesting organized corruption at the registration office. The digital evidence points to regular monetary exchanges that bypassed official channels and remained unrecorded in government accounts.
The inspection also uncovered serious lapses in document processing and service delivery. Officials found 204 registered documents that had not been delivered to their rightful owners despite completion of the registration process. Additionally, 70 unregistered documents were discovered lying in the office, indicating deliberate delays in processing applications. These delays are believed to be part of a strategy to extract additional payments from citizens seeking timely services.
Following the office inspection, the ACB conducted house searches of suspected officials, leading to substantial recoveries. The raids yielded ₹24.61 lakh in cash, 819.5 grams of gold, and 2.6 kilograms of silver. Investigators also found investments worth ₹30.10 lakh in chit funds. The assets recovered far exceeded the known income sources of the officials under investigation, raising questions about the accumulation of disproportionate wealth.
The ACB has named Jamalapuram Ramana Simha Rao and Davuluri Anand as the officials involved in the corruption case. The presence of unauthorized agents within government premises and the substantial financial irregularities have exposed systemic failures in the functioning of the sub-registrar office. The seized materials and digital evidence have been taken into custody for further investigation and legal proceedings.
