CM, Botsa tussle rattles ACB

HYDERABAD: The tussle between PCC president Botsa Satyanarayana and chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has taken an intriguing turn with a Vizianagaram ACB inspector slapping a legal notice on ACB additional director K Srinivasa Reddy saying that that the latter mistreated him for not having included Botsa’s family members’ names in the liquor scandal case.
The legal notice directs K Srinivasa Reddy to tender unconditional apology and pay Rs 10,000 in damages within seven days.
Srinivasa Reddy is presently heading the Special Investigating Team (SIT) probing the liquor scam.
Inspector MV Ganesh of the ACB alleges in his legal notice that he was shouted at by Srinivasa Reddy for not including names of Botsa and his brothers in the inquiry report.
Srinivasa Reddy allegedly used ‘filthy’ language against the subordinate who said that he continued to receive threats over the phone as well. Ganesh said that although he had carried out an honest investigation and submitted the names of license holders in his report, the ACB additional director found fault with him for ‘wantonly omitting names of Botsa’s family members’.
However, ACB sources said that Ganesh was suspended from service on March 27 for failure to report for duty.
“He was given the task of inquiring into liquor syndicates in the district along with higher-ranking officers.
“He disobeyed the instructions and went missing. So, the director general of ACB has suspended him. Now, it seems he is trying to get some political protection by involving higher officials,” sources said.