Cyberabad Police Book Case Against BJP Men

Cyberabad police booked three persons for attempting to lure Telangana Rashtra Samithi (now Bharat Rashtra Samithi) MLAs over to BJP by offering them cash, posts, and contracts.

The 3 persons Satish Sharma V K (33), a priest at Fareedabad, D. Simhayaji (45), Peethadipathi of Srimanatha Raja peetham, Tirupathi, and Nandakumar (48), the owner of Deccan Pride Hotel in the city and said to be close to Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, were arrested.

The police is producing all of them before the court. The police are still camping at the farmhouse, reportedly belonging to a leader.

According to Cyberabad Police Commissioner M Stephen Raveendra, four MLAs, Rega Kantha Rao, Beeram Harshvardhan Reddy, Guvvala Balaraju, and Pilot Rohit Reddy, alerted the police, who raided the farmhouse on Wednesday night.

Initial reports suggested that the police seized Rs.15 crore from the trio, with the final deal allegedly being Rs.100 crore for the four lawmakers. It is believed that Nanda Kumar coordinated the entire operation and brought the other two to Hyderabad. The police have seized a car and several bags of cash.