Hyderabad, April 29 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Telangana on Monday sought the police custody of Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project engineer-in-chief Bhukya Hari Ram in connection with a disproportionate assets case, officials familiar with the matter said.

The development comes days after Hari Ram was arrested in the wake of a report submitted by an expert committee of the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA), which found major irregularities in the construction of the Kaleshwaram project on Godavari river. Hari Ram was arrested on April 26 over allegations that he amassed properties worth around Rs.200 crore, officials said, adding that he was later remanded to judicial custody.

The petition seeking the custody of Hari Ram...