HYDERABAD:
The Central Bureau of Investigation
on Thursday conducted searches in 25 locations in Hyderabad and Guntur district at the premises of former TDP MLA of Gurazala Constituency
Yarapathaneni Srinivas Rao
. The searches are pertaining to 17 cases of illegal mining of limestone booked against the accused.
Searches were also conducted private persons and CBI seized several incriminating documents, mobile phones, material objects and cash have been recovered.
CBI has recently taken over 17 cases of illegal limestone mining from CID, Andhra Pradesh and registered a case on August 26 2020 against 17 accused. It was alleged that the accused had fraudulently conducted illegal and
unauthorized mining
, quarrying and transportation of limestone in Konanki village of Piduguralla Mandal, Kesanupalli and Nadikudi Villages of Dachepalli Mandal, Guntur District for several years and thereby caused revenue loss to the Government and other licensed lease holders, and also exploited the natural resources. It was further alleged that illegal mining of several lakh of tones of limestone was conducted by the accused during the period from 2014 to 2018, as a result of which, natural resources worth several crore of rupees have been plundered.
In order to ascertain the quantum of unauthorized and illegal mining, CBI is also conducting volumetric analysis by using satellite imagery.
Cased was booked for theft, extortion, criminal trespass, cheating and under sections of Andhra Pradesh minor minerals concession rules.
CBI named 17 persons identified as Nelluri Srinivasa Rao, Vemula Srinivasa Rao, Orsu Venkataeswara Rao, Vemula Yedukondalu,
Irla Venkata Rao
, Bathula Narasimha Rao, M Anji Babu, T Narayana Sarma, G Ajay Kumar, T Seeta Ramanjaneyulu, R jacob,
GVS Koteswara Rao
, O Prakash, Varla Ratnam, Nandyala Nagaraju, N Srinivasa Rao, Alapati Nageswara Rao in the FIR.
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