The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday questioned the prime accused – Yerra Gangi Reddy – in connection with the alleged financial transactions linked to the murder of former Andhra Pradesh minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy in March 2019, people familiar with the development said.
1 in the murder case, appeared before the ED authorities at their office in Hyderabad, as part of the investigation into the money trail allegedly associated with the murder of Vivekananda Reddy, popularly known as Viveka. Vivekananda Reddy, a former minister and Parliamentarian, was found dead at his residence in Pulivendula in Kadapa district in March 2019. Gangi Reddy, who is accused no. Yadav is also understood to have expressed apprehension about possible threats to his life if the information disclosed during the investigation became public. The ED officials reportedly assured him that the information provided during the questioning would be kept confidential. The ED has registered a separate money laundering case based on the investigation and findings of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has been probing the murder and related allegations. the ED is examining the financial trail allegedly connected with the crime While the CBI investigation is focused on the circumstances surrounding Vivekananda Reddy’s killing. His death triggered a major political controversy and prolonged legal proceedings, with the CBI subsequently taking up the investigation into the murder.
