More suspects being questioned in Telugu Akademi fraud
The Hindu
Suspects include Akademi staff, bank officials, and a few linked to prime accused
Over a dozen suspects are being questioned by the Hyderabad Central Crime Station police in connection with Telugu Akademi’s ₹64.50 crore fixed deposits fraud.
The suspects include Akademi staff, bank officials, and a few private persons linked to prime accused and mastermind of the fraud Chunduri Venkata Koti Sai Kumar.
So far, police have arrested 13 persons, including Sai Kumar, Akademi’s accounts officer S. Ramesh, managers of Union Bank of India and Canara Bank, Shaik Mastanvali and M. Sadhana, respectively.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.
The Deputy Commissioner and the Election Officer for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency M. P. Mullai Muhilan said here on Friday that over 600 staff will be involved in the counting of votes cast in the April 26 elections, at the counting centre at the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka, Surathkal, on June 4.