ACB Raids ME​​PMA Additional Director Yadagiri Rao’s Properties

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted simultaneous searches at 10 locations linked to Nallaguntla Yadagiri Rao, Additional Director of the Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA), in connection with a disproportionate assets case. The raids were carried out on Tuesday morning by teams led by Anand Kumar, DSP of the ACB Rangareddy Range. Searches covered Yadagiri Rao’s residence in Uppal’s High Court Colony in Hyderabad, along with the houses and offices of his relatives, close associates and alleged benamis in parts of Suryapet and Nalgonda districts. Officials also inspected bank lockers and seized jewellery. The ACB valued the assets identified and seized at approximately ₹4.75 crore, while their estimated open-market value is around ₹25 crore.

Yadagiri Rao joined the Municipal Administration Department in 2007 as a Grade-II Municipal Commissioner after appearing for the Group-I examination. Over nearly two decades, he served in various positions, including Deputy Commissioner and Zonal Commissioner in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). He was transferred while serving as Karimnagar Municipal Commissioner following allegations against him. He has been working in a senior position at MEPMA for approximately a year. Separately, the Vigilance and Enforcement Department had reportedly investigated allegations of financial irregularities involving MEPMA funds and found that around ₹40 crore had been diverted. According to ACB DSP Anand Kumar, Yadagiri Rao will be produced before the ACB Special Court. The bureau will continue its investigation to gather further details about the assets.

Assets identified by the ACB:

• 12 open plots worth ₹58.63 lakh in Hyderabad, Suryapet and Nalgonda districts.

• Two flats in Uppal worth ₹31.36 lakh.

• A G+3 building with a penthouse on a 334-square-yard plot in Uppal’s High Court Colony, valued at ₹2 crore.