HYDERABAD, June 30, 2013
CID seeks government permission to prosecute Shankar Rao
The HinduSaifabad police officials accompany former minister and Secunderabad Cantonment MLA P. Shankar Rao, who suffers from high blood pressure, to his residence after interrogation in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu
CID release says its probe disclosed that Dr. Rao abused his position as an MLA to grab 70 acres of prime government land at Khanajiguda near Alwal, worth Rs. 400 crore
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Police has sought the permission of the State government to prosecute Congress MLA from Secunderabad cantonment P. Shankar Rao, having completed the probe into a land grabbing case registered against him and his brother Dayanand.
Various offences
The permission of the government was being sought because provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act were added by CID to the case earlier booked against him by Neredmet police under provisions of the IPC. The government’s prior permission was necessary under the Act because he is a public servant. The Neredmet police had charged him for various offences under the IPC, including criminal conspiracy, trespass, forgery, intimidation and cheating.
Thereafter, the case was transferred to the CID for a thorough investigation.
A CID release said its investigation disclosed that Dr. Rao abused his position as an MLA to grab 70 acres of prime government land at Khanajiguda near Alwal which was worth Rs. 400 crore. In conspiracy with Mr. Dayanand, he threatened government officials and prevented them from discharging their duties by criminal misconduct.
Dr. Rao and Mr. Dayanand thwarted the process of regularisation of land by revenue officials in favour of members of Greenfield plot owners association.
Aggrieved by this, a beneficiary Chandrasekhar lodged a private complaint in a metropolitan court at Malkajgiri alleging that the brothers trespassed into the land with a view to grab the same by creating false documents and threatening witnesses.
They connived with some other accused in the process. The court referred the complaint to Neredmet police station where a case was booked.
When the case was transferred to CID, a total of 34 official and non-official witnesses were examined and their statements recorded.
As many as 18 documents were gathered as case objects.
Times of India dated 1st July 2013
Shankar Rao to face more charges
Srinath Vudali TNN
A few days ago, the CID officials, while requesting sanction to prosecute Shankar Rao under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, also reportedly informed the government that additional sections under the IPC and other relevant laws would be added during the course of the investigation, as prima facie they found that some more charges could be applicable in the alleged fraud committed by Shankar Rao, his brother Dayanand and their associates.
“Besides the PC Act, the Benami Transaction Act, the AP Land Grabbing Act,the Income Tax Act, the Representation of People Act, IPC sections 182 (giving false information to a public servant in order to cause him to use his lawful power to the injury or annoyance of any person), 152 (assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot), 464 (making a false document), 503 (criminal intimidation — Whoever threatens another with any injury to his person, reputation or property), 199 (false statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence), 177 (furnishing false information), 181(knowingly stating to a public servant on oath as true that which is false) and other relevant sections were mentioned by the CID officials in their recent letter to the government,’’ complainant S Chandrasekhar, president of Greenfields Plot Owners’ Association, told TOI.
The CID officials recently held a meeting with the victims of Greenfield layout and verified documents submitted earlier as evidence and corroborated the documents gathered by the investigators. The CID officials during their investigation had found that Shankar Rao had abused his official position as a public representative and which was also reportedly substantiated by a letter written by then Malkajgiri tehsildar P Narasimha Rao on June 1, 2012 to the then Rangareddy district collector.
In the same letter, Narasimha Rao had also mentioned that Dayanand threatened the officials of tehsildar’s office with dire consequences when they went to demolish a compound wall besides abusing them.
When contacted, additional director-general (CID) T Krishna Prasad said no additional sections were added as on Sunday. “During the course of investigation, depending on the evidence, new sections will be added. However, as of today the investigation is sealed with the Prevention of Corruption Act and relevant sections under the IPC against Shankar Rao,’’ Krishna Prasad added.
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