Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials conducted a surprise check at the Sub-Registrar’s Office in Super Bazaar and allegedly seized ₹ 2 lakh unaccounted money from the premises, on Wednesday evening.
Sub-Registrar V. Basaveswara Rao and Joint Sub-Registrar N.V. Ratna Kumar are being questioned.
According to DSP of ACB K. Ramakrishna Prasad, the bureau has been receiving a number of complaints on alleged corruption at the Sub-Registrar’s office and basing on that a surprise check was conducted.
The ACB officials seized ₹ 74,000 from the scooter of an office attendant, about ₹ 50,000 from a stamp vendor.