On Wednesday night time, three alleged brokers of the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) have been arrested from a farmhouse of TRS MLA Pilot Rohit Reddy whom the trio have been mentioned to have been making an attempt to lure together with three different occasion legislators. The arrested included a priest from Faridabad, a seer from Andhra Pradesh’s temple city Tirupati and a businessman from Hyderabad.
Within the remand report, accessed by ThePrint, the police gave particulars of the plan to nab the accused red-handed. Digital spy devices have been organized within the corridor at Reddy’s farmhouse the place a gathering was scheduled between the 4 MLAs and the accused.
Reddy, the complainant on this case, was requested to provide a sign by saying ‘nariyal paani layeye,’ (Get coconut water) as soon as the assembly concludes. Reddy would ask his home assist for coconut water, signalling the police who had taken ‘vantage positions’ to leap into motion.
The assembly, which began at 4.10 pm on Wednesday, lasted for about three-and-a half hours, in accordance with the report. Proper after it concluded, Reddy gave the ‘pre-arranged’ sign for the police to enter the corridor the place the assembly happened.
In each the pockets of Reddy’s white kurta have been voice recorders positioned by the police. The voice notes have been re-played and the accused have been confronted, however they didn’t communicate, reads the report.
On Thursday, the Cyberabad Police mentioned that the accused provided Rs 100 crore money to Reddy and 50 crore rupees to different three MLAs to hitch the BJP.
The police, nevertheless, didn’t seize any money which resulted in a court docket rejecting the plea for custody of the trio. The police then moved the Telangana Excessive Court docket, which on Saturday ordered the accused to give up inside 24 hours.
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WhatsApp chats point out listing of MLAs
The report, which additionally produced WhatsApp conversations of the trio, talked about that the chats confirmed the accused discussing a sure listing of fifty MLAs from the TRS and the occasion Congress occasion.
In a WhatsApp chat with a sure ‘Santosh BJP,’ one of many accused allegedly mentioned that there are about 25 sitting MLAs prepared to hitch the BJP instantly and the plan is to get 40 such members to hitch the occasion. One other message in the identical chat allegedly talked about the 4 MLAs, together with Reddy, saying that they have been prepared to go away TRS instantly, however would wish some “VITAMIN”.
“Pilot Rohit Reddy (chief), Guvvala Balaraj, Harshavardhana Reddy, Rega Kantha Rao — all are sitting MLAs from TRS. Prepared in Hyderabad for Shifting instantly. Want an appointment as quickly as potential, earlier than that they require some VITAMIN HELP for 3 individuals,” the chat reads.
Lashing out on the TRS and denying affiliation with any of these “brokers”, the BJP has alleged that your entire scene is a plot hatched by Telangana Chief Minister Okay. Chandrashekar Rao from his office-cum-residence Pragati Bhavan in Begumpet.
The BJP leaders additionally demanded that the police set up sturdy proof that the “brokers” belonged to their occasion. The occasion has already moved the excessive court docket demanding the case be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for truthful investigation.
“That is all drama. Why did the MLAs agree to satisfy some brokers in the event that they weren’t concerned with leaving the occasion? Why did they permit these brokers on their personal property?” Union Tourism Minister Kishan Reddy mentioned ThursdayMLA poaching.
The tourism minister has been dragged into the controversy after an outdated image of one of many accused with him went viral on social media.
In the meantime, Telangana minister and TRS working president Okay.T. Rama Rao issued a diktat Thursday directing occasion leaders to not make any assertion whereas the case is beneath investigation. On Saturday, the minister reiterated that he gave the order in order that no impression is created that the ruling occasion is making an attempt to affect the investigation within the case.