Moin Qureshi case: Satish Babu was protected on SC order

HYDERABAD: Sana Satish Babu, whose allegations triggered a war among the CBI top brass last year in connection with a money-laundering probe against controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others, was provided security by Cyberabad police when Satish claimed that his life was in danger.
Telangana police provided the security based on a Supreme Court order. Satish is a resident of Hill Ridge Villas in Gachibowli.Based on a complaint by Satish, a case was registered against former special director of CBI Rakesh Astana, deputy superintendent of police Devender Kumar and others by CBI under Section 120B (conspiracy) of IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act. The said officers were still working in the premier investigation agency.
Satish is known for having a strong network with politicians, businessman and bureaucrats in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. A former employee of the electricity department, Satish quit his government job and decided to become a businessman. A native of Kakinada, he moved to Hyderabad and played a middleman role in several business deals.
Satish’s name first came into play during Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) and later CBI’s investigation against meat exporter Moin Qureshi in 2015.
Satish was first questioned by CBI in the Vodarevu and Nizampatnam Port and Industrial Corridor (Vanpic) project case in 2017. He was made to listen to an audio conversation between him and Moin Qureshi in connection with jeweller Sukesh Gupta getting bail in which he paid Rs 50 lakh to Moin. But Satish denied the allegation by claiming that he had pay Moin as an investment in the Great Heights Infra project. Satish said that he just had a business relationship with Moin.
Satish is also said to be close to the accused in various chargesheets filed by CBI against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
He claimed that he had escaped the CBI probe by paying money to CBI officers. Later, he recounted the alleged bribe incident in a complaint.