The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) officials on Sunday arrested former Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLC Adireddy Apparao and his son TDP State Executive Secretary Adireddy Vasu in Rajamahendravaram in a case relating to financial irregularities in a chit fund company.
It is learnt that the arrest was made in connection with the Jagadishwari and Jagajjanani chit fund case, and the two are currently being interrogated in the Rajamahendravaram CID office.
The CID sleuths arrested the father-son duo from their residence in Rajamahendravaram and shifted them to the CID office.Appa Rao, who is the husband of TDP Rajahmundry MLA Adireddy Bhavani and their son Srinivasa Rao are said to be directors in Jagajjanani Chit Funds Private Ltd.
TDP leader Pattabhiram condemned the arrests, accusing the CID of using them to divert attention from Avinash Reddy.The arrest has sent shockwaves through the local TDP party, with TDP leaders protesting outside the CID office, claiming that the arrests were politically motivated.
Meanwhile, TDP national President and former Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu spoke to MLA Adireddy Bhavani over phone and expressed solidarity with her.Naidu said that the political harassment and vendetta by the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government is increasing by the day.
