Cash-for-bail: Two Karnataka ministers summoned by anti-corruption bureau

HYDERABAD: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths have served notices on two Karnataka MLAs, accused in the Gali Janardhan Reddy cash-for-bail scam, directing them to appear before the investigating agency within three days. On Tuesday, ACB’s special teams went to the houses of Bellary (Urban) MLA Gali Somasekhar Reddy, who is Gali’s brother, and Kampli MLA T H Suresh Babu in Bellary Town and served the notices.
ACB sources said both the MLAs were not present at their respective houses and the notices were handed over to their family members. The MLAs were asked to appear before the ACB on or before Friday in relation to the investigation in the cash-for-bail scam. Incidentally, only the two MLAs were yet to be arrested in the case.
According to ACB sleuths, they have not been in public view after the scam broke out. ACB has already issued lookout notices against the two MLAs, preventing them from fleeing the country. “If the MLAs fail to respond to the notices, we can arrest them. However, we have information that they are planning to surrender before the court,” an ACB officer said. Meanwhile, suspended judge K Lakshmi Narasimha Rao has been taken into custody by the ACB for interrogation on Tuesday. The City civil court, Hyderabad, has granted four-day custody of Lakshmi Narasimha Rao to the ACB.