Key Accused in Telangana Scams Flee Abroad Amid Police Probes

Hyderabad: The key accused in sensational cases and those whose roles in scams are being probed by the police are opting to flee abroad by taking advantage of the myriad loopholes.

After the Congress came to power in Telangana, the government found irregularities in many departments and directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau officials to probe the case related to sheep purchase scam while law and order police are probing several others, including the phone-tapping scam.

Interestingly, the key accused in such cases have fled abroad and are readying to fight legally.

The ACB is probing the sheep purchase scam in which at least ₹700 crore has been diverted. The ACB established the role of Syed Mohidoddin and Syed Ikramuddin Ahmed, and both flew abroad to avoid investigation.

Some officials have been arrested for the scam, including Kalyan Kumar, officer on special duty with then minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav,

The police are investigating the road mishap case of December last year in which Raheel Aamir, son of former BRS MLA Shakeel Aamir, is allegedly involved. At the time of booking the case, Raheel escaped from the police station and fled to Dubai.

This time, things worked in favour of the police, who are also looking into Raheel’s role in an accident in which a baby was killed. "We have forced the accused and their family members to appear before the police,” said an officer who is associated with the investigation.

There is no such luck in the phone-tapping case. Former SIB chief T. Prabhakar Rao and iNews managing director Shravan Kumar Rao left Indian shores before the cases were registered.

'The accused might have anticipated the consequences in the case. However, police have served notices to the accused and intensified the probe," an official said.