Hyderabad, April 19 -- A case has been registered against a man for allegedly acquiring a nala connection illegally from the freshwater pipeline supplied by the Hyderabad Water Board.

The accused has been identified as Nagendra Babu, the project in-charge.

The illegal connection was uncovered during an inspection by Water Board vigilance officers at a construction site under the NIMS expansion project in the Banjara Hills area. The site, located within the Water Board's O&M Division-6 jurisdiction, was found to have tapped into the freshwater pipeline without the necessary authorisation.

As a result of this discovery, vigilance officials have filed a criminal case against the accused, citing violations under sections 326(A) of BNS 303(...