‘Former Intelligence chief tried to book CM’s kin without evidence’

Why did he not share details of probe into Viveka murder case with investigation agencies, asks DIG

Official spokesperson of the Andhra Pradesh Police and DIG (Technical Services) G. Palaraju on Sunday alleged that the former Director General (Intelligence), A.B. Venkateswara Rao, had mounted pressure on the police officers to arrest Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s family members and relatives without proper evidence in the Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy’s murder case. Addressing the media at the DGP office, Mr. Palaraju accused the former Intelligence chief of making the investigation report on the sensational case public and criticising the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which was probing the murder of the former MP. Mr. Venkateswara Rao should clarify why he had not shared the details of the investigation to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that had probed the case for about nine months before handing it over to the CBI, Mr. Palaraju said.