The Andhra Pradesh Police on Monday registered cases against Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the senior officials in various police stations. Irrigation Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao lodged a complaint with the Bhavanipuram police, alleging that the TRS government had tapped his phone. Cases were registered in other police stations in Krishna district and in the Vijayawada Police Commissionerate limits.
Other party functionaries filed cases in Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Chittoor and Kadapa districts, citing the Information Technology Act, and several sections of the IPC: Section 120B (criminal conspiracy), Section 166 (misuse of power by a public servant), Section 153A (instigating tensions among people), Section 167 (public servant framing an incorrect document with the intent of harming one’s reputation), Section 464 (creation of a false document or electronic record), Section 469 (public servants producing false evidence to damage reputation), and Section 470 (production of forged evidence).
Bhavanipuram In-charge CI J. Murali Krishna said a case under Section 26 (B) of the Indian Telegraph Act had been registered against KCR, TRS and officials. In West Godavari, police registered cases at Narsapuram, Jangareddygudem and Kovvur Sub-Divisions, according to SP Bhaskar Bhushan.
Counter attack
In Guntur, district TDP leaders launched a counter attack on the opposition parties after audio tapes of the reported telephonic conversation between N. Chandrababu Naidu and the nominated MLA Elvis Stevenson were played on TV channels. Party district unit president G.V. Anjaneyulu termed the alleged leak of audio tapes and the earlier arrest of TDP MLA Revanth Reddy as a conspiracy hatched by YS Jaganmohan Reddy and KCR to drive away the flow of investments in AP.
The Kurnool, III Town police registered a case on a complaint filed by TDP leaders on Monday. Stating that they would mount pressure on the Centre to file a case under the Indian Telegraph Act, the TDP leaders flayed Mr. Rao for preparing tapes by mimicking Mr. Naidu .
The ‘Vote for Note’ scandal took a different turn on Monday, with TDP leaders filing cases of criminal conspiracy against KCR and Home Minister Nayini Narasimha Reddy .
TDP Chittoor district Secretary Vootla Surendra Naidu lodged a complaint with the Alipiri police .
According to the Alipiri Circle Inspector B.V. Srinivasulu, who accepted the complaint, the party leaders also accused KCR of having plotted to politically destabilise the new state and also create disharmony between the people of the two Telugu speaking states. Cases were booked under sections 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 468, 469, 471 read with 34 of IPC, while Section 66 (B & F) of Information Technology Act was also invoked. Meanwhile, the TDP activists gave vent to their ire against KCR by burning his effigy at Sri Venkateswara University campus. The students’ wing also accused him of plotting to destabilise the neighbouring state.
In Visakhapatnam, a leading criminal lawyer who mostly defends ACB cases N.V.V. Prasad lodged a complaint in the Three Town Police Station. At Yelamanchili, TDP leader A. Venkat Rao filed a case. At Payakraopeta, the complaint was lodged by party leader K. Venkateswara Rao.
