Gali Janardhana Reddy, aide grilled by CCB for over 5 hours
TNN | Nov 11, 2018, 05:50 IST
G Janardhan Reddy arrives at the CCB office in BengaluruBENGALURU : A day after he was summoned by the Central Crime Branch, former state minister Gali Janardhana Reddy appeared before the agency on Saturday evening in connection with the probe into Ambidant scheme, a Rs 600 crore fraud.
A CCB probe had revealed that Reddy and his aide Mehfuz Ali Khan had received 57kg gold worth Rs 18 crore from Ambidant Marketing to ‘negotiate’ with ED officials to go easy against its promoter Syed Ahmed Fareed. The cops grilled Reddy till late in the night to ascertain his involvement in the money trail
Three-page statement submitted
When DCP Girish showed him a few documents, Reddy had no answer,” sources added.
The CCB issued a notice to Reddy and Khan on Friday, directing the duo to appear for questioning on Sunday. However, Reddy arrived at the CCB office in Chamarajpet around 4pm on Saturday, accompanied by his lawyer R P Chandrashekar and Khan.
Girish took a three-page written statement from Reddy and by 5.15pm, additional commissioner of police (crime) Alok Kumar arrived at the CCB office. “Prime accused Fareed was taken to the room where Reddy was being grilled, and they were cross-questioned,” sources said.
A CCB probe had revealed that Reddy and his aide Mehfuz Ali Khan had received 57kg gold worth Rs 18 crore from Ambidant Marketing to ‘negotiate’ with ED officials to go easy against its promoter Syed Ahmed Fareed. The cops grilled Reddy till late in the night to ascertain his involvement in the money trail
Three-page statement submitted
When DCP Girish showed him a few documents, Reddy had no answer,” sources added.
The CCB issued a notice to Reddy and Khan on Friday, directing the duo to appear for questioning on Sunday. However, Reddy arrived at the CCB office in Chamarajpet around 4pm on Saturday, accompanied by his lawyer R P Chandrashekar and Khan.
Girish took a three-page written statement from Reddy and by 5.15pm, additional commissioner of police (crime) Alok Kumar arrived at the CCB office. “Prime accused Fareed was taken to the room where Reddy was being grilled, and they were cross-questioned,” sources said.
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