ACB arrests two top officials in sheep distribution scam in Telangana
7 months, 1 week ago

ACB arrests two top officials in sheep distribution scam in Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Anti-Corruption Bureau officials on Friday arrested Sabavath Ramchander, the Chief Executive Officer of Telangana State Livestock Development Agency and Gundamaraju Kalyan Kumar, Officer on Special Duty to the then Animal Husbandry minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav in the alleged sheep distribution scam. According to ACB officials, Ramachander and Kalyan Kumar, along with private individuals, illegally obtained undue advantage and caused wrongful loss to the state exchequer and misappropriated funds to the tune of `2.10 crore. Ramchander was the MD of the Telangana State Sheep and Goat Development Cooperative Federation Ltd when the alleged misappropriation of funds took place. “These two officers performed their official duties improperly and dishonestly to obtain undue advantage and caused huge revenue loss to the exchequer,” the ACB said.

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