The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (AP-CID), during the hearing of the Amaravati land scam case on August 2 (Wednesday), handed over the statements given by the individuals whose assigned lands in Amaravati were allegedly purchased through fraudulent means during the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) regime in violation of the Land Pooling Scheme (LPS) to Justice V.R.K. Krupa Sagar of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in a sealed cover.
TDP national president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and former Minister for Municipal Administration P. Narayana are the main accused in the case that involved the acquisition of lands whose current value is estimated to be roughly ₹600 crore. These lands are said to cost barely ₹20 crore at the time of their purchase more than six years ago.
The counsel for the CID also submitted a record of the telephonic conversations which Mr. Narayana had with his family members in connection with the land purchase in a pen drive. He told the court that the impugned G.O.Ms.No.41 was issued without the Cabinet nod in order to give sanctity to the transactions in which lands were purchased by the benamis of Mr. Naidu and Mr. Narayana from persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) at low prices.
