Dubbaka Polls: Hyd Cops seized 1 Cr cash at Begumpet linked to BJP Candidate
By Newsmeter Network
Hyderabad: The sleuth of North Zone task force under Hyderabad commissionerate on November 1 seized Rs 1 crore linked to Dubbaka by-election. Police arrested Surabhi Srinivas Rao, brother in law of BJP contestant from Dubbaka, M Raghunandan Rao.
The police said that the cash was seized near Begumpet flyover while it was being transported for distribution to the voters. They also arrested the driver, T. Ravi Kumar (33), for illegally transporting the money.
#JUSTIN: Surabhi Srinivas Rao, brother in law of BJP #DubbakaBypolls candidate @RaghunandanraoM caught with Rs 1 Crore cash near Begumpet Flyover. @CPHydCity cops confirmed that money was meant for distribution to voters for illegal means. pic.twitter.com/RPR0g5ULjD
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The North Zone task force police of @CPHydCity seized Rs 1 Crore money meant for #DubbakaElections. pic.twitter.com/HenOg6Zl9g
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According to the task force police, the accused Surabhi Srinivas Rao is a native of Siddipet town but lives in Hyderabad. For the past 10 years he has been running the firm A to Z Solutions Limited located in the limits of Patancheru.
#DubbakaElections: BJP Candidate @RaghunandanraoM BIL told cops that a manager of Vishaka Industries limited that belongs to Ex- MP G Vivek Venkata Swamy , gave him the money. Cops seized Rs 1 Crore from an Innova car near Begumpet Flyover. The money was meant for distribution. pic.twitter.com/tGbxVrg0Iq
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The police found that Srinivas had collected the cash from the office of Visakha Industries, Begumpet, and it was to be delivered to Dubbaka where it would be distributed to the voters. Srinivas told the cops that a manager of Visakha Industries Limited, which is owned by the ex-MP of Pedappally G. Vivek Venkata Swamy, handed over the cash to him.
Srinivas Rao and the seized cash were handed over to the SHO of Begumpet police station for further investigation.