The way the ACB officials have issued notices to former I&PR Commissioner Tumma Vijay Kumar Reddy in the case of extortion of government funds to Sakshi media during the YSRCP government, has been raising uproar among TDP circles and also government lawyers.
After he failed to attend to the notice given earlier, again on April 2, the ACB officials issued notices asking him to appear for questioning at the Guntur ACB regional office. Surprisingly, in this notice he was given assurance that he will not be arrested if he attended for questioning, though an FIR was registered against him.
Earlier, on November 14, 2024 the ACB issued notices asking him to appear for questioning in the case registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. It said that all the necessary documents should be brought during the hearing of the case.
In the first notice, the ACB stated that if he does not appear for questioning, he will be arrested under Section 35 (6) of the BNSS. However, the High Court government lawyers, lawyers and TDP sources are also now wondering how the ACB this time mentions in the notice that Vijay Kumar will not be arrested.
It is known that Vijayakumar Reddy had previously evaded the ACB notices stating that he was not available. Meanwhile, the ACB has already issued notices to Vijay Kumar, who has violated the rules and looted hundreds of crores of rupees from Jagan Media and Blue Media in the form of advertisements.
The notices stated that he should appear for the inquiry. Since he was not available, the ACB sent notices to his mail as well as to his residence in Hyderabad. However, the former commissioner evaded the ACB inquiry. He replied that he was busy and would come whenever he could.
In addition, Vijay Kumar had also filed an anticipatory bail petition in the High Court. Since Vijay Kumar did not appear for the notices for the first time, the ACB issued notices to him once again. Moreover, the ACB also mentioned in the notice that he should be arrested.
The coalition government, which focused on his irregularities, issued orders for a Vigilance and Enforcement investigation. It entrusted the responsibility of taking further action based on the vigilance report to the ACB. With this, the ACB officials not only registered a case against Vijay Kumar in Guntur, but also issued notices asking him to appear for investigation.
However, Vijay Kumar, who had initially replied that he did not have time for notices, now many are wondering how he will respond to the present notice? Will he appear for the investigation or not?
