The CBI Special Court at Nampally on Thursday extended the CBI custody of Stylish Homes managing director Koneru Prasad till November 14.
The counsel of Central Bureau of Investigation appealed to the court to extend Koneru Prasad's custody further as they needed to interrogate him for some more days to extract information in connection with Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation-Emaar land scam. It may be mentioned that Koneru Prasad was arrested last week and the court has remanded him to CBI custody.
The CBI told the court that Prasad has not been cooperating with it during the interrogation and sought another eight days of his custody for further interrogation. “The investigating agency wants to know where Prasad has hidden all the black money that he has collected from the buyers of villas and plots in the Emaar Township,” the CBI counsel told the court.
The agency also informed the court that Prasad has confessed to have earned Rs 30 crore illegally through the land scam deals but the amount was certainly more as details are yet to be extracted from him. However, Prasad told the court that the CBI official has been harassing him mentally in the name of investigation. “I am unable to face such serious harassment,” Koneru Prasad said. (INN)
2011/12/15 9:49:27 The judicial custody of Koneru Prasad, Chairman of Trimex group and a key accused in the APIIC-Emaar land deal case, has been extended till December 29 by a Special CBI Court here on Thursday.
The custody was extended after Koneru was produced before the court through video-linkage from the Chanchalguda Central Prison. It was on Dec 12 that the court has rejected his bail application. Objecting to his bail plea, the Central Bureau of Investigation raised apprehensions that he might influence the witnesses and destroy or tamper with the evidence, if released on bail.
However, on Thursday Koneru pleaded with the court that he was not directly involved with the Emaar Properties and no one has given any complaint against him. He said his family was dependent upon him and therefore, he should be released on bail.
During the course of investigation it was revealed that under the instructions of Prasad, Stylish Homes Real Estate Private Limited director T Ranga Rao collected around Rs 138 crore from the villa buyers, which was more than the documented price, causing losses to the AP Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC). (INN)
CBI court extends custody of OMC, Emaar cases accused
2012/2/22 6:35:54 The CBI Special court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, OMC managing director B Srinivas Reddy, former mines director V D Rajagipal and another accused IAS officer Y Srilakshmi to March 7.
The CBI court extended the judicial custody of the four accused following expiry of their custody on Wednesday.
The designated court also extended the judicial custody of B P Acharya, Koneru Prasad, Sunil Reddy and Vijaya Raghavan, the accused in the Emaar scam, up to March 7.
However, the court rejected the CBI petition seeking further police custody of Srilakshmi and Rajagopal contending that the petition did not address the issue correctly. (INN)
Court extends judicial remand of Emaar case accused
2012/4/18 3:24:36 Hyderabad, April 18 (INN): The CBI Special Court on Wednesday extended the judicial remand of three accused including senior bureaucrat BP Acharya in the APIIC-Emaar scam.
While BP Acharya's judicial remand has been extended till April 27, the judicial custody of Sunil Reddy, a close aide of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, has been extended till April 23. The judicial custody of Emaar MGF Land Limited South Indian Finance head G V Vijay Raghav has been extended till April 26. The court took this decision as their jucial custody expired on Wednesday.
According to reports, the probing agency is likely to file charge sheet in the APIIC-Emaar scam by next week.
2012/1/10 13:37:37 Nampally court has extended the CBI custody of Vijaya Sai Reddy till 17th of January. However, the court orders the CBI that it should interrogate him in the presence of his lawyers and between 10am to 5pm only. The court asked the CBI to return him to jail everyday evening.
2012/1/25 9:35:42 The CBI special court on Wednesday extended the judicial remand of Koneru Prasad, the key accused in the APIIC-Emaar scam, to February 2.
The court extended Koneru's custody after he was produced before it through video-linkage from the Chanchalguda Central Prison at the end of his custody.
Responding to Koneru's plea that jail officials have not shifted him to Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences for providing better medical facilities despite the court directions, the court said the jail officials would take a decision at an appropriate time in this regard and the court would not issue any fresh directions.
Earlier, Koneru filed a petition in the court seeking better medical facilities at corporate hospital. However, the CBI said that he could be provided treatment at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences as it has all sophisticated equipment on par with corporate hospitals. He had complained of suffering from severe back pain and alleged that the prison authorities were not providing him proper medical facilities. (INN)
2012/4/27 5:37:11 Hyderabad, April 27 (INN): Koneru Madhu, son of Koneru Prasad, who is 13th accused in Emaar –APIIC scam, was surrendered before the CBI special court in Nampally on Friday.
The CBI in its charge sheet alleged that Rs1.05 crores has been transferred from Emaar funds to Koneru Madhu accounts.
After his surrender in the court, the probing agency has sought custody of Koneru Madhu. However, the court adjourned the CBI custody petition to May 17.
It may be recalled that the CBI has earlier filed a petition seeking the arrest of Koneru Madhu in connection with Emaar scam. Following the CBI plea, the court issued summons to Koneru Madhu, who was in Dubai, to surrender before the court.
The CBI says in its charge sheet that Koneru Prasad, the key accused in the case, was the person who introduced the Dubai-based company to the state government to promote and develop an integrated project consisting of an international convention centre, a star hotel, a golf course and residential villas.
Stylish Homes Pvt Ltd was Prasad’s brain child and was instrumental in entering into an agency agreement with Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV-I) and Emaar Town Hills Private Limited, a joint venture company.
Its director Tummala Ranga Rao acted at the behest of Prasad and sold the villas over and above the documented price of `5,000 a square yard and collected a sum of `138 crore which was not accounted for.
The money so collected was disbursed as per the instructions of Prasad herein clandestinely to have a wrongful gain and to cause wrongful loss to the APIIC.
The CBI alleges that Koneru Prasad misappropriated a sum of `96 crore and committed criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of public funds.
Meanwhile the special court extended the judicial remand of senior bureaucrat B P Acharya and Koneru Prasad, the accused in Emaar case, to May 17.
The court extended the remand as their custody ended today.
2011/11/14 15:12:46 The CBI Special Court at Nampally on Monday remanded Stylish Homes managing director Koneru Prasad to judicial custody till November 18.
Earlier, the CBI sleuths produced Koneru Prasad in the court at the end of his custody period on Monday. The CBI's counsel appealed to the court to extend the custody further as they needed to interrogate him for some more days to extract information in connection with Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation – Emaar land scam. However, the court rejected the CBI's plea and remanded him to judicial custody till Nov 18.
Following the directions of court, the officials shifted him to Chanchalguda Jail.
It may be mentioned that Koneru Prasad was arrested last week and the court has remanded him to CBI custody for seven days. The CBI told the court that Prasad was not cooperating during the interrogation and sought another eight days of his custody for further interrogation. ‘The investigating agency wants to know where Prasad has hidden all the black money that he has collected from the buyers of villas and plots in the Emaar Township,’ the CBI counsel told the court.
The agency also informed the court that Prasad has confessed to have earned Rs 30 crore illegally through the land scam deals.
Meanwhile, Koneru Prasad moved a petition seeking bail for five days to perform Ayappa ritual in Kerala. Admitting the petition, the court asked the CBI to file its counter. The hearing on bail petition has been posted for Tuesday. (INN)
2011/10/3 5:33:00 The special court for Central bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday once again extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B V Srinivasa Reddy till October 17.
The special court passed this order after the investigating agency filed a memo seeking extension of their judicial custody, which was ending on Monday.
The judge conducted the hearing via video linkage between the court and Chanchalguda Central Jail, where the accused are lodged.
The CBI officials said the accused were not brought to the Nampally Criminal Court complex due to security reasons.
The court on September 30th once again dismissed the bail petitions of the mining baron and his brother-in-law. The same day, the court refused to remand the accused into further custody of the CBI.
The probing agency had arrested the duo from Bellary in Karnataka on September 5 in connection with illegal mining in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.
They were brought to state capital Hyderabad the same day and the court sent them to judicial custody till September 19. The judge on September 13 rejected bail pleas of the accused and remanded them to CBI custody for six days.
The court later extended the judicial custody of the accused till October 3.(INN)
2011/11/14 14:57:10 The Special CBI Court on Monday extended the custody of former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law and Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy to November 28.
The proceedings were conducted through video conference from the Chanchalguda Central Prison. When both the accused were brought to the hall for video-conferencing, Gali broke down and claimed that he was innocent and honest.
Both Gali and Srinivas Reddy requested the court to sanction bail as their family and personal welfare were in jeopardy. However, the CBI court rejected their petition and extended the judicial custody of both of them to November 28. (INN)
2011/11/4 5:55:28 The CBI Special Court on Friday remanded Koneru Prasad, founder chairman of Trimex Group, to seven days CBI custody for further investigations into the Emaar scam. He was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation here on Thursday in connection with the scam relating to sale of villas by Emaar Hills Township Project (EHTP) at Nanakramguda.
After hearing the arguments from both the sides, the VIIIth Metropolitan Sessions' Judge of CBI Special Court remanded Koneru Prasad to seven days CBI custody. The court asked the CBI officials to conduct their interrogation in the presence of Koneru's counsel Ashok Vardhan Reddy during working hours without using any third degree methods.
The court asked the CBI to produce him in the court on November 10 after the end of one week remand. Earlier, the CBI's counsel sought 15 days remand for Koneru Prasad for collecting vital information in connection with the sale of 134 villas between 2006 and 2008 at the rate of Rs 5,000 per square yard to high profile individuals and their relatives against the actual cost of Rs 50,000 causing huge loss to Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation. However, Koneru's counsel M Sudhakar Reddy objected to 15 days CBI custody citing his health conditions.
After the completion of arguments, the CBI court remanded Koneru Prasad to seven days CBI custody.
The CBI charged Koneru Prasad with under-valuing the villas and plots sold at Emaar Hills Township Project while making huge profits in the transactions. He has been arrested under sections 120-B, 420, 409, 420, 477A of Indian Penal Code, and sections 13 (2) r/w 13 (1)(c) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. (INN)
2012/1/12 11:00:36 A special CBI court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of industrialist Koneru Rajendra Prasad, an accused in the APIIC-Emaar township project case.
The CBI strongly opposed Koneru's second bail plea on the grounds that the IPC section 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant) was applied against him, which mandated his detention in judicial custody for 90 days.
The CBI counsel further alleged that Koneru had received money to the tune of Rs 138 crore towards the plots developed by Emaar MGF in the controversial township project from buyers, after grossly undervaluing the market price, causing a huge financial loss to the joint venture company APIIC.
The special court also extended his remand custody to January 25.
Earlier, Koneru Prasad, the chairman of Trimex group and also a promoter of the Stylish Homes Real Estate Private Limited, was arrested by CBI on November 3 and lodged at the Chachalguda Central Prison here.
The defence counsel sought Koneru's bail on the health grounds and claiming he hails from a good family. The court, which had last month dismissed his first bail application, after hearing arguments of both the sides, reserved its orders till January 12 (Thursday) and finally rejected the plea. (INN)
2012/1/27 10:11:23 The CBI special court on Friday remanded Sunil Reddy, an accused in the Emaar case, to CBI custody till January 29.
The special court granted two-and-half days' CBI custody to Sunil Reddy and asked the CBI official to produce him before the court on Monday by 2 pm. Earlier, the investigating agency sought 15 days custody to interrogate Sunil Reddy on various Emaar deals. However, the court granted only two-and-half day custody. The CBI in its petition stated that Sunil Reddy tried to evade arrest by frequently changing his residence.
However, Sunil Reddy himself came to the Dilkusha Guest House, CBI's temporary headquarters, on January 24. Based on the evidences that the CBI possessed against him, he was arrested.
The CBI said that Sunil Reddy needs to be questioned about the whereabouts of money collected from buyers of the villas of Emaar-APIIC township.
The CBI observed that Sunil Reddy and another accused Koneru Prasad of Stylish Homes, together hatched a criminal conspiracy. (INN)
2011/11/25 14:05:24 The CBI Special Court on Friday extended the judicial remand of former AP mining director VD Rajagopal, presently lodged in Chanchalguda Jail, till December 9.
The court extended the remand of Rajagopal by conducting the proceedings through video-conference from the Chanchalguda Jail. The orders were issued as his judicial custody was due to expire on Friday. However, the court did not give any directions to probing agency over Rajagopal's bail petition or his plea to grant special category status for him in the Chanchalguda Jail.
The court is yet to decide on on his appeal to see his 95-year-old mother at his native place.
Rajagopal is the third accused in the illegal mining case of Obulapuram Mining Corporation owned by former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy. (INN)
2011/10/16 23:50:42 A special court Monday extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy till Oct 31 in an illegal mining case.
The special court for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases extended the custody, which was ending Monday.
As the Telangana lawyers at Nampally Criminal Court continued their protest for separate Telangana state, the judge conducted the hearing via video linkage between the court and Chanchalguda Central Jail here, where the accused are lodged, CBI officials said.
The court Sep 30 had dismissed bail petitions of the mining baron and his brother-in-law. The same day, the court refused to remand the accused into further custody of CBI.
The federal agency had arrested the duo from Bellary in Karnataka Sep 5 in connection with the illegal mining in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district.
They were brought to Hyderabad the same day and the court sent them to judicial custody till Sep 19. The judge Sep 13 rejected bail pleas of the accused and remanded them to CBI custody for six days. (IANS)
TET's online application date extended till April 17
2012/4/12 6:46:27 Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) Director Jagannatha Reddy on Thursday informed that the last date for receiving online applications of TET has been extended till April 17.
Earlier, the last date for submitting filled in forms was April 12 which has been extended till April 17. Similarly, the last date for making online payment of fee of Rs 300 has been extended from April 11 to April 16.
The TET will be conducted across the State on May 31. (INN)
2011/12/3 15:56:54 The CBI Special Court on Saturday extended the judicial remand of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law BV Srinivasa Reddy, the key accused in the illegal mining case of the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) till December 15.
The court extended the custody after conducting the proceedings through video-conference from the Chanchalguda Central Prison. It was the fifth time that the prison officials produced the accused through video linkage.
Meanwhile, Gali's counsel appealed to Justice Naga Maruthi Sharma to issue a copy of charge sheet filed by the CBI on Saturday. (INN)
2012/1/31 8:14:46 The CBI Special Court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Vijay Sai Reddy till February 14. Reddy, the vice-chairman of Jagathi Publications, was arrested by the CBI in the disproportionate assets case of YSR Congress party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The custody was extended after the CBI produced him in the court after the end of his judicial remand on Tuesday. He was arrested on January 2 and was also questioned by the CBI for eight days with regard to the investments made by various firms into Jagathi Publications and other companies owned by Jagan.
The CBI believes that Vijay Sai Reddy, as financial advisor of Jagan's group of companies, played a key role in mobilising investments both from within the country and from abroad. He is the second accused in the case.
The special court also adjourned the bail petition of Vijay Sai Reddy to February 9 following objections raised by the CBI. The CBI counsel also filed a petition in the court opposing his bail petition. (INN)
2012/2/21 5:36:47 The Special CBI Court on Tuesday extended the judicial remand of V Vijay Sai Reddy, Jagathi Publications vice-chairman and key accused in Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy's alleged illegal assets case, to March 5.
Reddy was produced before the court after his remand came to an end on Tuesday. The court then extended his judicial remand till March 5. Presently, Vijay Sai Reddy is lodged in Chanchalguda Central Jail. (INN)
2012/4/27 5:35:38 The police also seized a secret camera from Haneef.
According to reports, Police are searching for Haneef, who played a crucial role in preparing blue films out of the recorded videos of the VIPs.
In her confession to the police, Tara Chowdhary admitted that Haneef used to help her in recording audiovisuals of her clients in compromising positions.
However, Haneef stated that he was falsely implicated in the sex racket.
Stating that he was no way connected to the prostitution, he said he was not absconding from police arrest and went to attend a marriage.
Meanwhile, the Third Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Nampally on Friday extended the remand of Tara Chowdhary till May 11.
The court extended her custody following her expiry of custody today.
She was presently lodged in the Chanchalguda Jail.
2012/1/25 9:33:35 The Special CBI court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of four accused in the Obulapuram Mining Corporation till February 8.
The court extended the custody of former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy, his brother-in-law B V Srinivas Reddy, former director of AP Mines and Geology department VD Rajagopal and senior IAS officer Y Srilakshmi, all accused in the illegal mining case.
Three accused - Janardhan Reddy,Srinivas Reddy and Rajagopal were produced before the CBI Court through video-linkage from the Chanchalguda Central Prison. However, Srilakshmi was brought to the Nampally court as there was no video-conference facility in the Chanchalguda Women’s Prison.
The court granted special category status to Srilakshmi in the jail. The court gave this direction following a petition filed by Srilakshmi earlier.
Janardhan Reddy requested the court to consider his bail application as the CBI has already filed charge sheet in connection with the case. However, the CBI's counsel opposed his bail petition stating he might tamper with the evidence and influence the witnesses. (INN)
The judicial custody of Koneru Prasad, Chairman of Trimex group and a key accused in the APIIC-Emaar land deal case, has been extended till December 29 by a Special CBI Court here on Thursday.
Nampally court has extended the CBI custody of Vijaya Sai Reddy till 17th of January. However, the court orders the CBI that it should interrogate him in the presence of his lawyers and between 10am to 5pm only. The court asked the CBI to return him to jail everyday evening.
The CBI special court on Wednesday extended the judicial remand of Koneru Prasad, the key accused in the APIIC-Emaar scam, to February 2.
The special court for Central bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday once again extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B V Srinivasa Reddy till October 17.
The Special CBI Court on Monday extended the custody of former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law and Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy to November 28.
The CBI Special Court on Friday extended the judicial remand of former AP mining director VD Rajagopal, presently lodged in Chanchalguda Jail, till December 9.
A special court Monday extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy till Oct 31 in an illegal mining case.
The CBI Special Court on Saturday extended the judicial remand of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law BV Srinivasa Reddy, the key accused in the illegal mining case of the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) till December 15.
The Special CBI court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of four accused in the Obulapuram Mining Corporation till February 8.
