Hyderabad, July 16 -- Retired Engineer-in-Chief of the Telangana Irrigation Department, Muralidhar Rao, has been remanded to 14 days of judicial custody by the ACB (Anti-Corruption Bureau) court following his recent arrest.

Police transported him to Chanchalguda Jail after the court's order. The arrest comes in the wake of a major anti-corruption investigation related to the alleged accumulation of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

Raids on Rao's residence

On Tuesday morning, July 15, ACB officials conducted raids at Muralidhar Rao's residence in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, as well as at 11 other locations connected to him and his family members.

These simultaneous searches continued throughout the day and into the...