Within 24 hours of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu securing an interim bail in the alleged skill development scam case, the Crime Investigation Department (CID), Andhra Pradesh, has filed another case against him, and his cabinet colleagues with regard to free sand policy and alleged loss to the State exchequer during the previous government’s term.
Then Mines and Geology Minister Peethala Sujatha, former MLAs Chintamaneni Prabhakar (Denduluru) and Devineni Umamaheswara Rao (Mylavaram) were also named as accused in the case filed on Wednesday (November 1) based on a complaint lodged by Director, Mines and Geology, V.G. Venkat Reddy.
Mr. Venkat Reddy lodged the complaint on October 3, 2023. After a preliminary inquiry, the CID filed a case under sections 120(B), 409 r/w 34 IPC, and Sec. 13 (1)(d) r/w Sec. 13(2) of the PC Act, 1988, on November 1. While Ms. Sujatha is mentioned as Accused Number 1, Mr. Naidu, Mr. Prabhakar and Mr. Uma Maheswara Rao are shown as A2, A3, and A4 respectively.
