Hyderabad: Excise enforcement director Akun Sabharwal on Saturday cancelled his holiday following an order from Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who reportedly told him not to go on leave till the investigation into the drug bust was complete.
“In view of the importance of the drugs case, I’m postponing my leave till completion of the inquiry,” Dr Sabharwal said in an official statement.
Earlier he had said that he was availing leave for personal reasons and it had nothing to do with the case.
“My mother passed away two months ago. I am going on leave to my native place. The leave was sanctioned two months ago, before this case surfaced. There is no link between my leave and the case,” he had said. It was alleged that TRS leaders had pushed Mr Sabharwal to take leave to rescue Tollywood bigwigs from the drug case. He had reportedly scheduled his 10-day leave from July 17 to go on a mountaineering holiday.
Dr Sabharwal ruled out any pressure on him from any quarters as regards the investigation. “I have the full support of the government. Other law enforcement agencies are also extending support. I have no pressure as such... no one is targeting me or creating any problem,” he had said.
