Anti-Corruption Raids on NIMS Ex-Director Dharma Rakshak House

Criminal Case Booked for Embezzlement

Hyderabad: Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) raided the house of the former director of NIMS Dr. A. Dharma Rakshak in Hyderabad in the early hours of Thursday.Simultaneously, raids were conducted on the houses of NIMS additional superintendent Mukund Reddy, financial consultant Sridhar and two other equipment suppliers situated at seven different places. Dharma Rakshak's house is located at Road No.7 in Banjara Hills while others live in Jubilee Hills and Ashok Nagar.

The ACB officials confirmed to media that a criminal case was booked against Dharma Rakshak, two officials of NIMS and two others who supplied medical equipment during 2011-13. Dharma Rakshak was removed from the post of NIMS director some time back following complaints against him about large scale misuse of funds to the tune of Rs3.00 crore. The ACB found several documents related to property registration on Dharma Rakshak and family members. The raids were going on at the time of posting this news.