APPGMET-2014 question paper leak: ED files prosecution complaint against accused

Visakhapatnam: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002 against Ameer Ahamad Kogaluru and others in a case relating to the Andhra Pradesh Post Graduate Medical Entrance Test-2014 (APPGMET-2014) question paper leak.

The prosecution complaint was filed with a prayer to award punishment to the accused and to confiscate attached assets worth Rs. 76 lakh in the form of movable and immovable properties in the name of Kogaluru and others. The Court of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for PMLA cases, Visakhapatnam, took cognizance of the complaint.

ED initiated a money laundering investigation on the basis of the FIR registered by the Crime Investigation Department (CID), Andhra Pradesh, against Kogaluru and others under various sections of the IPC and AP Public Examinations (prevention of malpractices and unfair means) Act 1997.

Earlier, a provisional attachment order dated 2 December 2021 was issued attaching assets worth Rs. 76 lakh, including movable and immovable properties located in Santhebennur, Davanagere district, and Mysuru. ED completed the investigation and filed prosecution complaint before the special judge (PMLA), Visakhapatnam.