The Telangana ACB has intensified efforts to bring back Syed Mohiduddin, the main accused in the Rs 700 crore sheep distribution scheme scam. The officials who conducted searches at his house in Hyderabad have seized key documents and are now focusing on confiscating Mohiduddin’s assets.
The officials have intensified efforts to bring back Syed Mohiduddin, who acted as an unauthorized contractor for this scheme, from Dubai. At the time the ACB registered the case, Mohiduddin, who was in Kondapur, Hyderabad, along with his family, fled to Dubai. Later, he also shifted his family members to Kokapet.
As part of the investigation, the ACB officials, who had their eyes on him, collected his bank transactions. It is reported that money was transferred to the bank accounts of family members. In this context, a team led by ACB Additional DSP Malla Reddy went to the house of Mohiduddin’s family members in Kokapet on Thursday.
However, they did not allow the ACB team inside for a long time. They insisted on going inside after showing a search warrant and conducted searches, which continued till 2.30 AM on Saturday. A case registered at Gachibowli police station regarding irregularities worth Rs. 2.01 crore in the sheep distribution scheme was transferred to the ACB.
The ACB has collected evidence that Mohiduddin played a key role in diverting government funds by manipulating animal husbandry department officials. It was revealed that shell companies were formed and sheep were distributed to the beneficiaries through them in violation of the rules.
In this process, the ACB arrested ten officials of the animal husbandry department. The presence of former MD of the State Sheep and Goat Development Federation Ramchander Naik and Gundamaraju Kalyan Kumar, who worked as OSD to the then Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav, in this list created a sensation.
However, as soon as the case was transferred to the ACB, Mohiduddin and another accused Ikramuddin fled abroad, the investigation did not progress as planned. In this context, a lookout circular has already been issued against Mohiduddin and Ikramuddin.
The ACB believes that there will be no progress in the investigation unless Mohiduddin, who is currently suspected to be in Dubai, is brought here and questioned. They are planning to inform the Indian Embassy in Dubai that Mohiduddin’s visa has expired.
