CID names Chandrababu Naidu as main accused in chargesheet in AP Fibernet scam case – India TV

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu was named the main accused in the chargesheet filed by Crime Investigation Department (CID) in connection to the Fibernet Phase-1 Project scam case on Friday. 

The chargesheet was filed in the Amravati ACB court docket. Besides Naidu, the CID named V Hari Krishna Prasad, managing director, Net India, Hyderabad and Ok Sambasiva Rao, IRTS officer, as the opposite accused individuals, the CID mentioned in a press release.

“Naidu, the then chief minister, was holding the portfolio of the power, infrastructure and funding division. He personally advisable getting the fiber web undertaking executed…,” mentioned the CID in the assertion on the alleged tender manipulation case which occurred throughout the erstwhile TDP authorities between 2014 and 2019.

It mentioned the tender course of was manipulated to allot work order of the Phase – 1 of the AP Fibernet Project of Rs 330 crore to a favoured firm. According to the CID, a number of alleged irregularities came about from allotting of tender to completion of the overall undertaking, ensuing in an enormous loss to the exchequer.

As per the CID chargesheet, Naidu had accepted the estimate of the Fibernet undertaking with out contemplating the truth that no market survey was achieved for the costs of the gadgets or the requirements to be adopted.

Further, the CID famous that the previous CM allegedly pressurised senior authorities officers to incorporate Hari Krishna Prasad in varied tender analysis committees, revoke the blacklisting of Terasoftware Pvt Ltd and in the end award the tender to the identical firm, amongst different irregularities.

Moreover, the CID highlighted that the accused individuals allegedly channelised the misappropriated funds via an online of firms allegedly belonging to their associates utilizing faux invoices. The accused individuals have been booked below IPC Sections 166, 167, 418, 465, 468, 471, 409 and 506 learn with 120 – B and others.

(With inputs from companies)

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