Hyderabad, September 02: The Emaar Properties has moved the Supreme Court to stall the on-going CBI probe and the apex court is expected to take up hearing for admission of petition on Friday.
Earlier, YS Jaganmohan Reddy also made a futile attempt in the Supreme Court to stay the CBI probe against him in the disproportionate assets case. Jagan’s petition was turned down and now the Emaar is trying to make another attempt to get a stay from the Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, the CBI joint director VV Laxminarayana categorically stated that the CBI would closely coordinate with the Enforcement Directorate to speed up the investigation process. He hoped that the investigating agencies would unearth more truths and evidences in the illegal allotments of lands to Jaganmohan Reddy and his business associates on a quid pro quo basis under the command of former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy from 2004 to 2009.
The CBI has also issued a notice to the former Commissioner of Information and Public Relations department K Parthasarathy, on the charges of favouring Jagan’s company under the instruction of YSR, while causing huge losses to the state’s exchequer. If the notices are not responded as per the provisions, he may be arrested, a reliable source said. Earlier, another IAS officer and former managing director of APIIC BP Acharya had also come under the CBI’s tentacles. Now Parthasarathy will be the second senior IAS officer to face the CBI and ED grilling.
Earlier, 74 notices were issued to different companies who allegedly violated the Anti-Corruption Act, FEMA, Money Laundering Act and the Land Acquisition Act among others. They are now facing interrogations by the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate.
Meanwhile, Joint director VV Laxminarayana clarified that no CBI officer had gone to foreign countries like Singapore, Malaysia or Mauritius in connection with the on-going probe. He refused to divulge more information stating that it would hamper the conduct of smooth investigation.
——Agencies