A Hyderabad court on Tuesday directed Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to appear before it on October 16 in the 2015 cash-for-vote case.
He is one of the accused in this case.
The metropolitan sessions judge’s court directed Reddy and five other accused to appear before it on October 16 for consideration of charges in the case in connection with the Enforcement Directorate’s money laundering probe into the alleged cash-for-votes scam.
The fourth accused in the case appeared in the court on Tuesday, while other accused, including Chief Minister Reddy, were absent.
The court said, “Be summoned for trial on 16.10.2024. All the accused are directed to remain present on the next date of hearing for consideration of the charges.”
On May 31, 2015, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Revanth Reddy for allegedly giving a bribe of Rs 50 lakh to nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson to support TDP candidate V. Narender Reddy in the Legislative Council elections.
Revanth Reddy was in the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) at that time. Apart from Revanth Reddy, the ACB had arrested some others as well. All of them were later granted bail.
The ACB had then claimed that it had collected “solid evidence” against the accused in the form of audio and video recordings and recovered an advance amount of Rs 50 lakh.
The Enforcement Directorate in May 2021 filed a chargesheet against Revanth Reddy and others in connection with its money laundering probe into the alleged cash-for-vote case.
Let us tell you that on Tuesday the Karnataka High Court rejected the petition of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in which he had challenged the approval given by the Governor for investigation against him in the land allotment case.
The chief minister had challenged the sanction for an inquiry by Governor Thawarchand Gehlot against him in connection with alleged irregularities in the allotment of 14 plots in a posh area by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to his wife.
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