CID files two petitions for reopening Amaravati assigned land case based on new evidence
Ponguru Krishnapriya, the sister-in-law of Narayana (A-2), gave specific details on how Narayana, the then municipal administration minister, indulged in the illegal purchase of the assigned lands
- Andhra Pradesh
NewsTAP Bureau- Updated On:14 Oct 2023 9:43 AM GMT
AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh Criminal Investigation Department (CID) filed two petitions before the High Court, praying to reopen the quash petitions hearing and to consider the new evidence provided by the sister-in-law of former minister P Narayana.
The assigned land case, registered on March 12, 2021, was based on the report by Alla Ramakrishna Reddy, MLA of Mangalagiri. Former Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu and former Minister P Narayana were named as the main accused.
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh granted a stay on the investigation on March 19, 2021, and recently completed the hearing on the quash petition filed by the accused.
While the Criminal petition was reserved for orders, the CID officers received new evidence in the form of a voluntary audiovisual statement sent by Ponguru Krishnapriya, the sister-in-law of Narayana (A-2)
She gave specific details on how Narayana, the then municipal administration minister, indulged in the illegal purchase of the assigned lands.
The Criminal petitions 1762 and 1764 of 2021 listed in the cause list of the High Court would come up for orders on Monday before Justice V Krupasagar.
