Minister held in graft case, resigns
25 May 2012 6:56 AM GMT
The CBI Thursday arrested Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramna in a case involving alleged illegal assets of YSR Congress leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy. Later in the day, he resigned from the cabinet.
Venkataramna, the first minister in the state's history to be arrested on charges of corruption while in office, was arrested soon after he appeared before agency officials for questioning for a second consecutive day.
A Central Bureau of Investigation official said the minister was arrested around 1.30 pm at Dilkusha Guest House, the camp office of the investigating agency.
As the minister's name did not figure in the First Information Report (FIR) registered in August last year, the CBI filed a memo before the CBI court including him as an accused in the case.
Following the arrest, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy forwarded the minister's resignation to Governor E S L Narasimhan, who accepted it.
Venkataramna had reportedly submitted his resignation to the chief minister before leaving for CBI camp office Thursday morning.
Venkataramna, the fourth accused and first minister to be arrested in the case, was nabbed a day before Jaganmohan Reddy, known as Jagan, is to appear before CBI for questioning.
Venkataramna, the first minister in the state's history to be arrested on charges of corruption while in office, was arrested soon after he appeared before agency officials for questioning for a second consecutive day.
A Central Bureau of Investigation official said the minister was arrested around 1.30 pm at Dilkusha Guest House, the camp office of the investigating agency.
As the minister's name did not figure in the First Information Report (FIR) registered in August last year, the CBI filed a memo before the CBI court including him as an accused in the case.
Following the arrest, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy forwarded the minister's resignation to Governor E S L Narasimhan, who accepted it.
Venkataramna had reportedly submitted his resignation to the chief minister before leaving for CBI camp office Thursday morning.
Venkataramna, the fourth accused and first minister to be arrested in the case, was nabbed a day before Jaganmohan Reddy, known as Jagan, is to appear before CBI for questioning.
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