<p>Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Tuesday raided the house of a BBMP official who was caught red-handed taking a Rs 20 lakh bribe last month. </p>.<p>ACB sleuths swooped down on the residence of S N Devendrappa, Assistant Director, Town Planning, BBMP, in the C Sector of Amruthnagar. They also searched the house of his aide Srinivasmurthy at Gupta Layout, Halasuru. </p>.<p>Officials said they found “incriminating” documents pertaining to the bribery case. On February 5, Devendrappa was caught allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a person for issuing the occupancy certificate to a building constructed by a private company in Hulimavu. The same day, officials found about 50 files related to the case in his car. </p>.<p>On February 8, the ACB raided Devandrappa’s properties, reportedly seizing 120 litres of liquor and 430 files belonging to the BBMP’s town planning department. </p>.<p>During the raid on Tuesday, officials said they found the documents of a residential building in Kempegowda Layout, four cars, a two-wheeler, Rs 25 lakh in bank lockers, Rs 45 lakh deposited in bank accounts and Rs 10 lakh worth of household articles. </p>.<p>While the ACB is carrying out further verification of the seized documents, the excise department has registered a separate case over the liquor bottles.</p>
<p>Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Tuesday raided the house of a BBMP official who was caught red-handed taking a Rs 20 lakh bribe last month. </p>.<p>ACB sleuths swooped down on the residence of S N Devendrappa, Assistant Director, Town Planning, BBMP, in the C Sector of Amruthnagar. They also searched the house of his aide Srinivasmurthy at Gupta Layout, Halasuru. </p>.<p>Officials said they found “incriminating” documents pertaining to the bribery case. On February 5, Devendrappa was caught allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a person for issuing the occupancy certificate to a building constructed by a private company in Hulimavu. The same day, officials found about 50 files related to the case in his car. </p>.<p>On February 8, the ACB raided Devandrappa’s properties, reportedly seizing 120 litres of liquor and 430 files belonging to the BBMP’s town planning department. </p>.<p>During the raid on Tuesday, officials said they found the documents of a residential building in Kempegowda Layout, four cars, a two-wheeler, Rs 25 lakh in bank lockers, Rs 45 lakh deposited in bank accounts and Rs 10 lakh worth of household articles. </p>.<p>While the ACB is carrying out further verification of the seized documents, the excise department has registered a separate case over the liquor bottles.</p>