Sunday 20 May 2012
CBI to attach properties of Jaganmohan in illegal assets case
The Andhra Pradesh
government on Friday issued orders allowing the Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) to attach the properties of YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan
Reddy in his alleged illegal assets case.
Besides, orders were also
issued to enable the CBI to attach the properties of Jagan's close relative N
Sunil Reddy and industrialist Koneru Prasad, the accused in Emaar Properties
case.
Home Secretary Ajayendra
Pyal confirmed the issuance of three GOs pertaining to attachment of the assets
in Jagan's and Emaar Properties case. While GO Ms No. 87 pertained to
attachment of properties of Sunil Reddy, GO Ms No. 88 pertained to the
attachment of Koneru Prasad's properties and GO Ms No. 89 is on the attachment
of Jagathi Publications (that brings out Sakshi Telugu daily), Indira
Television (that brings out Sakshi Telugu television channel) and Janani Infra,
their sister concern - all the three belonging to Jagan.
The GOs were categorized
as "confidential" and thus, the contents of the GOs have been kept
secret.
Sources in the home
department said the CBI would now seek the permission of the special court to
attach the properties. It would also write to the CBI headquarters for the
final approval.
The CBI had already frozen
the accounts of Jagathi Publications, Indira Television and Janani Infra, which
were named in the first chargesheet filed before the special court on March 31.
Once the CBI gets the
court nod, it would take over these properties. The management of these
companies would not be able to carry out any transactions on the properties -
it can neither sell nor mortgage the properties. They cannot obtain loans nor
can they induct any other partner in these companies.
Even as the CBI is
tightening its screws on the Kadapa MP from all sides, the Enforcement
Directorate on Friday filed a petition in the CBI court, seeking permission to
interrogate the accused in the Jagan's case, as well as the Emaar Properties
case and also the Obulapuram Mining Case.
If the ED gets permission,
it would summon the accused in all these cases, including Jagan, and grill them
with regard to the scams.
The ED is particularly
probing into the allegations of money laundering and violation of Foreign
Exchange Management Act (FEMA) by Jaganmohan Reddy. The ED has already
collected documents in this regard, sources said.
Meanwhile, the CBI on
Friday questioned state home minister P Sabita Indra Reddy in connection with
the Jagan case. A team of CBI sleuths questioned the minister at her residence
here for about three hours on the permissions and licenses given to various
companies which had in turn made investments in the Jagan's business empire as
part of quid pro quo arrangement.
Sabita was the minister
for mines in YS Rajasekhara Reddy's cabinet between 2004 and 2009. The CBI also
issued summons to another minister Mopidevi Venkataramana, who was holding the
portfolio of infrastructure and ports during the YSR regime, with regard to
allegations of land allotments to VANPIC Infrastructure project in violation of
rules. The CBI arrested VANPIC director Nimmagadda Prasad early this week.
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