AP CID raids former IAS officer’s house
The Hindu
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The Crime Investigation Department of Andhra Pradesh police launched pre-dawn searches on Friday at the Jubilee Hills residence of the then director of AP State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) and retired IAS officer K. Lakshminarayana.
Dr. Lakshminarayana and 25 others, including the then special secretary (Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department) Ghanta Subba Rao, were accused of alleged diversion of funds of ₹241.78 crore by Designtech and Siemens Projects through various shell companies. Dr. Lakshminarayana was a key official in AP former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s office.
Following a complaint lodged by the current chairman of APSSDC K Ajay Reddy, the CID started an enquiry in July and registered a case on December 9 under Sections 166, 167, 418, 420, 465, 468, 471, 409, 201, 109 r/w 120 (B) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 13 (2) r/w 13(1)(c) and (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act.
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