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Mana Telangana/Hyderabad: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has increased aggressiveness in TSPSC paper leakage case. The investigation has been expedited. TSPSC Chairman Janarthan Reddy and Secretary Anita Ramachandran appeared before the ED on Monday. The statement of both of them was recorded by the ED officials. In the same case, less than two weeks ago, TSPSC key employees Shankaralakshmi and Satya Narayana were questioned by the ED. Statements of both were recorded. In the background of Sankara Lakshmi being in-charge of the Confidential Section, it inquired about the details of how the papers reached Praveen and Rajasekhar. Shankaralakshmi has been named in the case registered by the SIT regarding the TSPSC paper leak. The ED officials indicated that they will have to come for another investigation if necessary. In the case registered by the Telangana Police, the ED also started investigation after finding evidence of money laundering.
In the past, a total of 8 documents related to the paper leak case have been asked to be given. However, as the SIT officials did not respond to the ED’s letter, Nampally approached the court. ED has filed a petition claiming that SIT did not give them any information in the TSPSC paper leak case. In the petition, the ED has sought to direct the SIT to provide the details of the case, which is expected to be investigated from the perspective of money laundering. SIT has also filed a counter on this petition. It explained that it is not possible to give details as the case is at a critical stage. An investigation is to be done on this. ED focused on financial transactions in TSPSC case. ED ECIR has already collected the details through public domain. It found that a huge amount of money had changed hands. The main accused in the case, Rajasekhar and Praveen, filed a petition in the Nampally court seeking custody. It has issued a notice to the counsel for the accused to respond to this. TSPSC has collected 7 lakhs from the accused.
It was found that 40 lakhs of money had changed hands. The accused who were arrested by the SIT went to the jail and were questioned by the ED officials. The SIT officials found that a total of Rs 38 lakh cash transactions were made in the issue of leakage of question papers. The ED is investigating the money laundering allegations based on the investigation by the SIT officials. ED officials also interrogated a couple from Khamma and came to a conclusion that the cash transactions were genuine. Bank transactions related to that have also been identified. A person staying in New Zealand is inquiring about the form in which the money was sent. It is reported that they are questioning whether the chairman and secretary are aware of these matters. It is known that they have also questioned whether there were any suspicions about the behavior of the people who leaked.
