A team from the Hyderabad unit of ED went to the Chanchalguda prison where they were lodged and questioned them.
The two TSPSC employees have been asked to appear before the ED on 12 and 13 April. (Creative Commons)
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is investigating the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) question paper leak case, questioned the two key arrested accused — Praveen and Rajashekhar on Monday, 17 April, and grilled them over money laundering charges apart from the involvement of influential persons.
A team from the Hyderabad unit of ED went to the Chanchalguda prison in Hyderabad where Praveen and Rajashekhar were lodged after being remanded to judicial custody and questioned them. Though the duo was believed to have refused to give information initially
However, according to reports, the ED team managed to secure some details.
Following allegations that the money was paid to them in lakhs through hawala channels for giving the question papers, the ED primarily focused on the origin of money and how it was routed to the two key accused.
This apart, the investigators also focused on how they got the question papers and sold them to the needy at a high price.
The information collected from the TSPSC confidential section room in-charge Shankara Lakshmi when she appeared before the ED at its office in Basheerbagh a few days ago also helped the ED to get more details from Praveen and Rajashekhar and corroborate it.
The ED team went to the prison after a local court in Hyderabad granted two-day ED custody of Praveen and Rajashekhar.
Both Praveen and Rajashekhar were arrested by the Hyderabad police in connection with the case, which was later taken over by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
Based on the FIR of the Hyderabad police, the ED has also taken up the investigation to probe money laundering charges. It also registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) on 31 March in connection with the case.
After getting notices from SIT, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president A Revanth Reddy appeared before investigators a few weeks ago and shared information. BJP Telangana state president Bandi Sanjay also got a notice from the SIT but a legal team on his behalf appeared before it.
In all, 17 people including employees of TSPSC mainly Praveen and Rajasekhar were arrested on 13 March, 2023, over their alleged involvement in the case.
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