Hyderabad: What appears to have been a deeply personal note written before a spiritual journey has now emerged as one of the significant pieces of evidence in the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s disproportionate assets (DA) case against deputy superintendent of police Sankireddy Bheem Reddy.Before leaving for the Char Dham Yatra with his wife in May, Bheem Reddy reportedly penned a detailed diary entry listing nearly 20 assets, outstanding receivables and liabilities, while also specifying how the properties should be distributed among family members. Investigators say photographs of those diary pages, shared with his sons through WhatsApp, have provided crucial leads in the ongoing probe.Bheem Reddy, serving in the Telangana police computer services, and his wife undertook the pilgrimage to Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath during the second and third weeks of May.According to the ACB, before embarking on the journey, he recorded details of properties owned directly and through alleged benamis, along with information about assets, debts and individuals familiar with those transactions.Among the assets mentioned were two flats in Tellapur allegedly held in the name of a watchman. The note reportedly stated that the flats should remain as common family property. A share in a G+5 commercial complex built on a 500 square yard plot on Lanco Hills Road in Manikonda was also listed as a common property.The diary further mentioned a G+2 building with a penthouse in Telecom Nagar, Gachibowli, which, according to investigators, was to be temporarily transferred to the name of a close relative.The note also contained details of major alleged benami properties, including 45 acres of land in Zaheerabad and adjoining areas of Karnataka said to be held in the name of a former home guard, two acres of agricultural land in Mominpet in Vikarabad district, and 4.2 acres in Muchintal.Investigators said the entries not only identified the alleged benami holders but also named mediators familiar with the transactions, enabling family members to contact them if required.The diary also reportedly mentioned Rs 2 crore investment in a business with a mention “come back”, and Rs 60 lakh to be given for a villa.ACB investigators believe the couple may have been influenced by reports of fatal accidents involving Char Dham pilgrims and decided to document their assets before undertaking the journey. “Bheem Reddy scanned and shared the photos of the pages in the diary via WhatsApp to his two sons,” said an ACB official.The ACB claims to have seized four mobile phones belonging to Bheem Reddy, which allegedly contain key evidence linked to the case.According to ACB sources, title documents relating to properties allegedly linked to Bheem Reddy and his benamis were recovered from his villa in Vessella Meadows gated community at Ibrahim Bagh, Narsingi, and from the residence of his alleged business partner in Manikonda.“We have recorded the business partner’s video statement regarding his transactions with Bheem Reddy and evidence seized from his house. Bheem Reddy and the partner have a share in G+5 commercial property at Manikonda,” said an ACB official.The investigation is expected to widen in the coming days, with the ACB planning to summon the alleged benamis and mediators named in the diary to record their statements. Statements from Bheem Reddy’s family members will also be taken as part of the probe.According to the ACB, Bheem Reddy’s ancestral holding of 13 acres in his native village in Mahbubnagar district has not been included in the DA case as it is a common family property shared by three members.
