The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday granted CBI custody for N Sunil Reddy and Vijay Raghava, for further interrogation into the APIIC-Emaar scam.
While Sunil was granted three days' custody, Vijay Rahghavan would be in CBI's custody for five days. The court directed the probing agency to conduct interrogation from 8 am to 6 pm and also conduct the medical check-up of both the accused.
CBI arrested N Sunil Reddy, a close aide of YSR Congress party president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on January 24 while Vijayaraghav, the finance head of Emaar-MGF (South) was arrested on January 28. (INN)
2012/2/28 1:46:21 The CBI special court on Tuesday posted the hearing on bail petition of GV Vijaya Raghav, finance head for Emaar MGF Limited, to Wednesday.
The court has also directed the Chanchalguda Jail authorities to produce Vijaya Raghav in the court on Wednesday. It may be mentioned that the court has already directed the probing agency to file counter petition in this case by Wednesday.
Earlier,Vijaya Raghav's counsel said that his client was innocent and had nothing to do with thsi case. He also assured that Raghav would extend full cooperation to the probing agency and disclose whatever information he had with him. (INN)
2012/2/29 2:09:25 The Special CBI court on Wednesday granted CBI custody for former CEO of Emaar-MGF Srikanth Joshi from March 5 to 9th.
The court has directed the CBI to interrogate Srikanth Joshi in the presence of of his lawyer between 10 am and 5 pm. The court issued these directions when the officials produced him in connection with his bail petition. The court adjourned the further hearing of this case to March 14.
Meanwhile, the court has adjourned the bail petition of Vijay Raghav, finance head of Emaar MGF, to March 7. (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)
Court dismisses Vijay Raghav's bail petition transfer plea
2012/5/4 3:25:00 Hyderabad, May 4 (INN): The CBI Special Court at Nampally on Friday dismissed the petition of Finance head (South) for Emaar MGF Land Limited G V Vijaya Raghav seeking transfer his bail petition before the Justice Naga Maruthi Sarma.
The court after hearing the arguments of Vijay Raghav counsel observed that there was no need to transfer his bail petition before Justice Naga Maruti Sarma and quashed the petition.
In the transfer petition, Vijay Raghav's counsel requested that since Justice Naga Maruti Sarma heard the arguments, it would be better for the court to transfer his petition to his bench to take a decision. In his bail application, Raghav said the CBI had subjected him to third degree torture during questioning.
He also said that the alleged exclusive knowledge about the case was in the form of documents and the same was in the custody of the probe agency. The petitioner said he was innocent and had got nothing to do with the case.
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)
2012/1/28 14:29:09 The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday arrested Emaar Hills and Township CEO Vijaya Raghavan in the Emaar-APIIC scam.
Vijaya Raghavan was taken into custody when he came to the Dilkusha Guest House after being summoned by the CBI. He was questioned for a few hours and was later arrested. He was later produced before the Special CBI Court which sent him to judicial remand till January 30. On court's direction, he was later shifted to Chanchalguda Central Prison.
Meanwile, the CBI has filed a petition before the court seeking 15-days custody of Raghavan for further interrogation. The court is yet to hear the petition. The probing agency officials claimed that Raghavan possess crucial evidences in the Emaar scam.
The CBI had earlier arrested Koneru Prasad of Stylish Homes and Sunil Reddy, a close aide of YSR Congress party president Jagan Mohan Reddy in the Emaar scam. (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 11:41:06 The Special CBI court on Wednesday remanded Sunil Reddy, who was arrested by CBI sleuths on Tuesday in connection with the Emaar case, to judicial custody till February 1.
The CBI officials produced Sunil Reddy, a businessman and close aide of YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy, before the court in connection with the Emaar case. The CBI has registered cases against him under Sections 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 477 (fraudulent cancellation, destruction etc) of the Indian Penal Code.
While remanding Sunil Reddy, the court posted the hearing on CBI's petition seeking his custody to January 27. Later, Sunil was shifted to the Chanchalguda Central Jail. (INN)
The CBI special court on Tuesday rejected the petition of CBI seeking extension of custody of Sunil Reddy, an accused in the Emaar case.
The court gave these directions when the CBI sleuths produced him in the court after the end of his two-and-half days' custody on Tuesday. He was later remanded to judicial custody till February 1 and sent to Chanchalguda Central Jail.
The CBI filed a petition seeking extension of his custody for one more week. However, the petition was rejected by the court. With this, the investigation agency has decided to move a petition in the High Court seeking his custody.
Earlier, the investigating agency had sought 15 days' custody to quiz Sunil Reddy on various Emaar deals. However, the court granted only two-and-half days' custody. The CBI argued that Sunil Reddy needs to be questioned about the whereabouts of money collected from T Ranga Rao, director of Stylish Homes Private Limited for the villas of Emaar-APIIC Township.
Meanwhile, the CBI officials conducted medical tests for tainted IAS officer B P Acharya, who was arrested on Monday in connection with Emaar case. The officials conducted medical tests at Dilkusha Guest House. The doctors reportedly stated that B P Acharya was weak and advised him to take glucose frequently. (INN)
2012/1/24 9:03:16 Sunil Reddy, one of the key aides of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was taken into custody by CBI sleuths in the early morning on Tuesday to interrogate him in connection with Emmar Properties. However, they neither served him an arrest warrant nor given his family any explanation for his custody. They arrived at his home around 5am today and taken him to somewhere. Later, they bring him home and interrogates for an hour or so before his family members. Then, they have told his family that they are taking him to CBI office Dilkusha Guest House. Their sudden visit in the early morning and their consequent movements worries his family members but can't help. Right now, Sunil Reddy is still said to be in CBI custody and no other information has comes out about the interrogation or CBI's next move. Even before, the CBI say anything to media or to court, the over enthusiastic TDP leader Gali Muddukrishnam Naidu has hurriedly comes to media to announce that 'Jagan would be the next person to be arrested by CBI.'
2012/4/24 8:18:55 Hyderabad, April 24 (INN): The sixth Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Nampally on Tuesday remanded M Bhanu Kiran, the prime accused in the murder case of Gangula Suryanarayana Reddy alias Suri, to nine days police custody.
While remanding Bhanu Kiran to police custody from April 25, the court directed the officials of Crime Investigation Department to interrogate him before his lawyers or his family members from morning 10 to 4 pm.
In the petition filed before the sixth Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, the CID officials said that Bhanu's custody would enable the agency to know the other conspirators in Suri's murder case apart from verifying the properties that he acquired illegally and sought 15 days custody of Bhanu Kiran.
However, the court granted 9-days custody and asked the CID officials to produce him in the court after the expiry of his custody.
Nearly 15 cases relating to extortion, land grab and cheating registered across the State are pending against Bhanu Kiran, the officials said.
CBI files additional chargesheets in Emaar, Jagan's assets cases
2012/4/23 9:30:08 Hyderabad, April 23 (INN): The CBI on Monday filed a 30-page additional charge sheet in the disproportionate assets case of Y S R Congress party president Jagan Mohan Reddy before the CBI Special Court at Nampally.
Sources say that the chargesheet contains fresh charges and against Jagan Mohan Reddy and Jagathi Publications vice-chairman V Vijay Sai Reddy.
When the counsel of Vijay Sai Reddy sought the copy of charge sheet, the special court asked him to submit a memo file. However, the court observed that it would take a decision on it if the CBI do not raises any objection.
Meanwhile, the CBI also filed an additional charge sheet against N Sunil Reddy and finance head G Vijay Raghav, in connection with Emaar scam.
The counsel of Vijay Raghav and Sunil Reddy filed a memo petition seeking a copy of additional charge sheet.
2007/12/16 22:50:30 Sunil is not only a good comedian but also a equally good dancer. He has proved his dancing skills in quite a few films including Andalaramudu in which he played hero. Sunil has once aging come up with a brilliant performance in the new film Maharajasri.
Sunil brings the house down with his superb comedy. Sunil has also done a stylish rap dance to a remix song 'Naamam Pettu Naamam Pettu College ki…' from the film ‘Prema Sangamam’.
2012/1/30 15:39:45 The Special CBI Court on Monday granted two day custody to senior IAS officer BP Acharya in the Emaar scam.
Earlier in the day, Acharya was arrested by the CBI for his alleged role in irregularities in land transfer and sale of villas and apartments in Emaar Township. Acharya, the 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, has been named as the prime accused in the multi-crore scam.
The Principal Secretary for Home, Acharya, was called for questioning at the CBI office was later taken into custody. Later, he was produced before the CBI Court which remanded him to two day CBI custody for further interrogation. The court asked the probing agency to produce him again on February 1 by 4 pm.
Meanwhile, Acharya has also moved a bail petition in the court seeking release on health grounds. However, the court has posted the hearing on bail petition to February 1.
Meanwhile, the court has also extended the judicial remand of two other accused Sunil Reddy and Vijaya Raghavan till February 1.
The CBI on August 17 registered a case against Acharya and the real estate developer on instructions of the state high court under sections 120 (B), 13/2, 13/1/C, 409, 420, 477 (A) of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The case relates to alleged dilution of APIIC equity from 49 per cent to 26 per cent in the land development project in Manikonda, which was being developed jointly by the and Dubai-based Emaar. It has also been alleged that villas and apartments were shown underpriced in the documents causing losses to the exchequer.
Earlier, the CBI has also arrested famous industrialist Koneru Prasad in this case.
Acharya is the second serving IAS officer after Y Srilakhsmi to be arrested on the charges of corruption and irregularities. Srilakhsmi, who was arrested in the Obulapuram Mining Corporation, is presently lodged in Chanchalguda Women's Jail. (INN)
Sunil played the main role in the film KSD Apparaju. He plays an aspiring director. There is a song in the film that goes like this – “Evadabba Sotthu Kaadura Talentu…”
Sunil has danced very well and some of his dance movements were top class. With his dances Sunil has proved that he is as good a dancer as Jr. NTR or Allu Arjun.
So Sunil would be only speaking the truth when he sings “Evadabba Sotthu Kaadura Talentu…”
2012/5/7 4:00:35 Hyderabad, May 7 (INN): The CBI Special Court on Monday adjourned the hearing to May 18 on the counter petition of Central Bureau of Investigation opposing grant of bail to Srikant Joshi, an accused in the Emaar case.
Joshi was the CEO of Emaar-MGF and has been named as an accused in the scam.
Earlier, Srikant Joshi filed anticipatory bail plea alleging that the agency was harassing him and his family even after filing of charge sheet. Following which, the court directed the CBI to file counter petition in this regard.
The special court also extended the judicial remand of N Sunil Reddy, another accused in the Emaar scam and close aide of Kadapa MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, to May 17. The court took this decision following expiry of Sunil Reddy's custody on Monday.
2012/3/15 7:21:22 The CBI Court on Thursday posted the hearing on bail petition of suspended IAS officer Y Srilakshmi in Obulapuram Mining Corporation's illegal mining case to March 16.
When the petition came up for hearing, Srilakshmi's counsel said that his client was eligible to get bail under clause 2 of Section 167 of CRPC as the probing agency has so far not filed chargesheet against her more than 60 days after her arrest.
After hearing the arguments of Srilakshmi's counsel, the special court adjourned the further hearing to Friday.
In another petition, the special court quashed the bail petition of G V Vijay Raghav, the South Indian head of Emaar MGF Limited. Vijay Raghav was named as the third accused in the CBI's FIR in the multi-crore Emaar-APIIC scam. He has been charged with cheating, criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, falsification of accounts and other sections.
Earlier, Vijay Raghav's counsel stated that his client was in no way connected to Emaar-APIIC township case and sought bail for his client stating that he was ready to provide any information in this connection to the probing agencies anytime.
However, with the CBI filing chargesheet against Vijay Raghav, the court rejected his bail petition. (INN)
2012/3/22 9:01:14 It is about comedian Sunil who strived hard to reach present position. Recently, his new film to be produced by D.Suresh under Suresh Productions was launched. No need to say Sunil is playing lead role in this film too. When the film makers have approached Tollywood hot girl Tapsi for the female lead beside Sunil, it is learnt that, she refused to pair with him, as she still sees him a comedian who acts beside the hero. This is 2nd time for Sunil to face such bitter experience from heroines. Earlier, Trisha also refused to pair with him. However, Sunil is quite confident that one day all the heroines of the industry will surely accept him as hero and pair with him. Until then, Sunil has to face tough time in finding heroine for him.