Former Bheemili Tehsildar Rama Rao arrested in tampering records case

Monday, July 31, 2017 
Visakhapatnam

The police had on Monday arrested former Tehsildar of Bheemili B.T.V.Rama Rao on charges of tampering of land records and corruption charges.

It may be recalled here that Rama Rao was absconding ever since cases were registered against him. The SIT that is investigating the case found him having misused the official position and helped private individuals to grab about 150 acres of land belonging to MANSAS in Chippada and Annavaram areas under Bheemili mandal.

According to sources, the land belongs to the Endowments department was given away by PVG Raju. Investigators found that he had collected huge amounts of money for issuing pattadar pass books. According to a press release, he got 1.5 acres registered in his father-in-law Ponnada Sundara Sambasiva Rao in Annavaram village which is worth over Rs.50 lakh in the market without paying any amount. It may be recalled that the government had formed SIT to investigate on Vizag land scam.