Cash-for-vote case: Revanth Reddy grilled by ED

Hyderabad | Tuesday | 19th February, 2019

Summary:

ED sleuths quizzed Revanth Reddy on the source of Rs 50 lakh cash and who he had made arrangements for remaining cash. Revanth Reddy was a part of the Telugu Desam Party ( TDP ) then. He was also asked about the audio tapes of AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu. The ED had booked a case under PMLA taking cognizance of 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The questioning continued until late in the evening and took over 10 hours.Telangana Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) had initially registered an FIR against four accused including Revanth Reddy and had filed a chargesheet against the four on July 27, 2015.On August 29, 2016, the ACB court had taken cognisance of offences under Section 12 of the PC Act and Section 120-B of the IPC against those accused in the cash-for-vote scam..