Naidu was being grilled on his role in the ₹371 crore Skill Development Scam that took place when he was the chief minister during 2014-19.
TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu at the SIT office of the CID. (X)
The day-long interrogation of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on the first day ended at 5 pm on Saturday, 23 September, at the Rajamahendravaram Central Prison.
The CID grilled him on his role in the ₹371 crore skill development scam that took place when he was the chief minister of the state during 2014-19.
A 12-member team of CID officials arrived at the central prison at about 9 am on Saturday and began questioning Naidu in a conference hall in the prison. The CID authorities allowed advocate Dammalapati Srinivas who appeared for Naidu, to be present during the interrogation.
The CID, led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) M Dhanunjayudu, comprised of two more DSPs, A Lakshmi Narayana and A Vijaya Bhaskar. They reportedly carried with them a long list of questions to be fired at Naidu during questioning.
They grilled him on his role in the perpetuation of the scam based on the evidence that they had already gleaned from their investigation.
The questioning went on in two spells for a total period of about six hours. The CID team reportedly posed 50 questions to Naidu. These were centred around the trail of money in the scam and who else was involved in it apart from those against whom the CID already has prima facie evidence.
Doctors performed a statutory health check on Naidu before and after the interrogation.
The team, as directed by the court, allowed a five-minute break after every one hour of questioning, allowing him to consult his advocate.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Court, while allowing the CID to take Naidu into their custody for two days, has laid down that no third degree should be used and that the entire course of interrogation should be video-graphed by the CB-CID and submitted to the court at the end of the interrogation in a sealed cover.
Naidu would be in CID custody till 5 pm on Sunday, 24 September. He would be later surrendered virtually before ACB Court.
Chandrababu Naidu’s legan team on Saturday, 23 September, filed an appeal petition in the Supreme Court against the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s order that dismissed his quash petition.
Naidu’s petition in the apex court might come up for hearing on Monday, 25 September.
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