HYDERABAD: In a development that may threaten to come in the way of TDP candidate C M Ramesh's election to the Rajya Sabha, a former business partner of his has alleged that a criminal case is pending against Ramesh in the Amberpet police station and that he has 'wilfully' not declared it in his election affidavit.
P Seshaiah Nayudu, the former business partner of Ramesh, submitted a memorandum to this effect to chief electoral officer Bhanwarlal here on Tuesday. "Ramesh misrepresented himself as a franchise representing Engineering Projects (India) Ltd, a Government of India enterprise, with no legitimate authority. It is also a fact that Ramesh has taken away Rs 4.7 crore as mobilization advance on account of a contract relating to package No 33 of Handri Niva Sujala project without performing 'nil' obligation while we did perform the project work in the status of sub-contractor. This act is worse than swindling/pocketing public money," the memorandum said.
The court in turn directed the Amberpet police station to investigate and report the charges and submit a report by January 31, 2012. The Amberpet cops registered an FIR on December 23, 2011, and booked cases against S P S Bakshi, a businessman, Dilip Reddy, chief manager of SBI, Tany Kumar, DGM of SBI, CM Ramesh, director of Rithwik Projects Ltd, Yadava Reddy, managing partner, Ravinder Rao, businessman, and M Srilatha, wife of Ravinder Rao. They were booked under IPC sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 341 (wrongful restraint), 403 (dishonest misappropriation of property), 409 (criminal breach of trust), 418 (cheating a person whose interests the offender was bound to protect), 447 (criminal trespass), and Cr PC's 156 (3) (police officer's power to investigate a cognizable case). According to police sources, the Amberpet cops could not submit their report to the court by the given deadline of January 31 and sought some more time to complete their investigations.In his nomination papers and affidavit filed before the Assembly secretary, CM Ramesh said he is not facing any criminal cases nor he has any criminal record in the past. When contacted, Ramesh told TOI: "I am not aware of the case. How can I be responsible for a case for which I did not receive any notices." But legal experts say any candidate who hides facts about his assets, liabilities and pending criminal cases can face action from the EC.
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