No Water For Days, But Your Tanker Manager Had 18 Acres, 3 Flats & Rs 1.1 Crore Cash | Hyderabad's Shocking Raid

Published 20 May 2026 · local

No Water For Days, But Your Tanker Manager Had 18 Acres, 3 Flats & Rs 1.1 Crore Cash | Hyderabad's Shocking Raid Published By, Edited

No Water For Days, But Your Tanker Manager Had 18 Acres, 3 Flats & Rs 1.1 Crore Cash | Hyderabad's Shocking Raid Published By, Edited By Last Updated: May 20, 2026, 08:59 IST Telangana's ACB arrested an HMWS&SB general manager whose alleged water tanker racket earned him ₹50,000 a day — while residents queued for water that never came. The documented value of all seized assets stands at Rs 5.88 crore. But ACB Joint Director Sindhu Sharma stated publicly that the market value is 'expected to be several times higher.' A general manager at Hyderabad’s water utility board has been arrested after anti-corruption officials raided nine locations linked to him and uncovered assets worth a documented Rs 5.88 crore — with investigators estimating the real market value at nearly Rs 50 crore, possibly even Rs 100 crore. The man tasked with supplying water to one of India’s fastest-growing cities had allegedly been selling it on the side for profit. Saggam Anantha Laxmi Kumar, 58, served as General Manager (Engineering) of Project Division-VIII at the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB), overseeing water projects in the Red Hills area. On Tuesday, the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested him following simultaneous raids on his residence in Mallapur and eight other premises linked to his relatives, associates, and alleged benamis (proxy owners) across Hyderabad and Nizamabad. The case has since ignited fury among ordinary Hyderabadis who have waited days for water tankers that never arrived — while a government official allegedly ran a parallel, black-market water business worth crores.

What Exactly Did The ACB Find? The seized assets paint a picture of extraordinary, systematic wealth accumulation. Here is what investigators recovered Cash and valuables from Kumar’s Mallapur residence • Rs 1.1 crore in cash (preliminary information put this at Rs 1.05 crore, as tallying continued) • 2.1 kg of gold ornaments • 9.2 kg of silver articles Properties unearthed across Telangana • Documents for 18 acres of agricultural land in Navipet and Bodhan (Nizamabad district) and Cheryal (Sangareddy district) • Six open plots in Maheshwaram • Three flats in Uppal • A G+3 residential building in Mallapur • A Maruti Ritz hatchback and a motorcycle The documented value of all seized assets stands at ₹5.88 crore. But ACB Joint Director Sindhu Sharma stated publicly that the market value is “expected to be several times higher." Some investigators and early reports put that figure at Rs 50 crore; social media accounts tracking the case have cited sources suggesting a figure closer to Rs 100 crore. Hyderabad: Rs 100 Cr corruption!!! HMWSSB General Manager would sell tankers at exorbitant price and earn Rs 50K per day (said ACB sources). He would charge Rs 5000 per tanker for apartments. Most of the tankers were unofficially booked. Details- Saggam Anantha Laxmi Kumar @… pic.twitter.com/Eotz3oYdYE — @Coreena Enet Suares (@CoreenaSuares2) May 19, 2026 Bank lockers belonging to Kumar and his family members have not yet been opened — meaning the final number could climb further still. How Did He Allegedly Do It?