Telangana ACB Raids R&B Engineer-in-Chief: Cash, Gold and a Crores-Wide Corruption Net
Before sunrise on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Anti-Corruption Bureau teams fanned out across Hyderabad and multiple locations in Telangana. Their target was not a small-time bribe taker. It was J. Mohan Naik, Engineer-in-Chief (State Roads) and Managing Director of the Telangana Roads and Buildings Department. One of the most senior engineering officials in the state.
This is what Telangana ACB's most significant anti-corruption operation in recent months looks like. And the details that are emerging paint a picture that goes well beyond one official.
What the ACB Raid on the R&B Engineer-in-Chief Revealed
The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau launched simultaneous raids on Tuesday targeting J. Mohan Naik, the Engineer-in-Chief (State Roads) and Managing Director of the Telangana Roads and Buildings Department. The high-profile operation was initiated following a Disproportionate Assets case registered against the senior official.
Disproportionate Assets cases, for anyone unfamiliar, are exactly what they sound like. Officials earn a government salary. When investigators find that their wealth, properties, cash, or assets far exceed what their salary could have produced, a DA case is registered. The gap between legal income and actual assets becomes the crime.
The coordinated operation began in the early hours of June 9, 2026. Armed with search warrants, multiple ACB teams raided between 11 and 15 strategic locations across the state, including Mohan Naik's primary residences in Madhapur and Miyapur, as well as properties belonging to his family members and close business associates.
During the searches, officials allegedly found large amounts of cash, gold biscuits, silver articles, and bottles of imported liquor at his residence.
The Allegation: Commissions from Road Contracts
According to top ACB sources, the investigation was triggered by verified, credible intelligence indicating that Mohan Naik had amassed vast wealth far exceeding his legal income streams.
He has been accused of collecting substantial commissions from contractors in connection with road contracts and other construction works.
This is the part that connects directly to something ordinary people in Telangana experience. Roads that deteriorate faster than they should. Infrastructure projects that cost the public hundreds of crores but deliver questionable output. When kickbacks move from contractors to officials in exchange for approvals and tenders, that money comes from somewhere. Usually, public budgets.
Public frustration has mounted recently regarding sub-par road quality across the state, despite the government allocating massive budgets for infrastructure expansion.
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The Bigger Picture: ACB's Pattern of Action in 2026
This raid did not happen in isolation. The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau has been running at a heightened pace this year.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau trapped 11 officials in the first five months of 2026, highlighting persistent bribery among government employees. Officials are increasingly using UPI transactions and assistants' accounts to avoid detection, even as the ACB intensifies anti-corruption operations.
That detail about UPI transactions is worth pausing on. Corrupt officials are adapting. They have moved from physical cash handovers to digital payments through third parties specifically to avoid the traditional trap methods that ACB uses.
Earlier in the year, a serving Telangana Cyber Security Bureau inspector was arrested by the ACB for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 9 lakh from a complainant in exchange for not implicating the complainant's family members in a cyber fraud case. Following the arrest, ACB teams recovered Rs 13 lakh in unaccounted cash, gold ornaments and property-related documents from his residence.
From revenue offices to forest departments, from municipal offices to police stations, the bribery cases in Telangana cut across nearly every part of the government machinery.
What Sets This Raid Apart
Most ACB traps target relatively junior officials, bribe amounts of tens of thousands of rupees, and local offices. The Mohan Naik raid is different in scale. An Engineer-in-Chief level officer controls major infrastructure budgets, approvals, and contractor relationships across the state.
As of Tuesday night, no formal arrests were executed. The Anti-Corruption Bureau stated that a definitive financial valuation and official statement would be released once all property documents and bank accounts undergo complete forensic verification.
This mega-raid has sent shockwaves through Telangana's administrative and engineering circles. The ACB's aggressive action signals a renewed, zero-tolerance approach toward institutional corruption.
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Disclaimer: This article is based on information available across the web. Parchar Manch does not take responsibility for its complete accuracy, as the content could not be fully verified.
FAQs
What is the Telangana ACB?
The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Telangana is the state's dedicated anti-graft agency responsible for investigating and trapping government officials who demand or accept bribes, and for detecting disproportionate assets.
Who is J. Mohan Naik and why was he raided?
He is the Engineer-in-Chief (State Roads) and MD of the Telangana Roads and Buildings Department. A Disproportionate Assets case was registered against him following intelligence about wealth far exceeding his legal income. ACB conducted raids at 11 to 15 locations on June 9, 2026.
What is a Disproportionate Assets case?
It is a criminal case registered when a government official's wealth or assets are found to be disproportionate to their known legal sources of income. It is a major tool used by anti-corruption agencies in India.
Was anyone arrested in the June 9 ACB raid?
As of the evening of June 9, 2026, no formal arrests had been made. ACB stated that arrests and official statements would follow after forensic verification of documents and accounts.
How many officials has Telangana ACB caught in 2026?
In the first five months of 2026, ACB trapped 11 officials in Karimnagar district alone. Across Telangana, operations covered revenue, forest, municipal, police, and now roads and buildings departments.
How are corrupt officials evading traditional ACB traps?
ACB reports that officials are increasingly using UPI transactions and routing bribes through assistants' bank accounts to avoid being caught in direct cash-based stings.