After losing power to NDA coalition government, many irregularities committed by YSR Congress party leaders are getting exposed one after another. Now, another scam has been unearthed with proofs. As per reports, former Minister in Jagan’s cabinet, Perni Venkataramaiah alia Perni Nani is likely to face arrest very soon in connection with the alleged black marketing of rice meant for public distribution system in Machilipatnam.
Reportedly, a case has been booked by Machilipatnam Thaluk police on Perni Nani and few others for hoarding and diversion of ration rice meant for public. The former Transport and Information Minister was named A6 in this case and his wife Jaya Sudha has already been facing allegations as A1 because the godown where the malpractice took place was registered under her name.
Going into the details, Perni Nani built a godown under his wife’s name near Potlapalem in Machilipatnam. Officials from Civil Supplies department made a suprise inspection of these godown and noticed glaring irregularities in connection with the storage of rice bags as per the record and the available physical quantity.
Perni Nani’s wife Jayasudha, who was named A1 in this case, has paid 1.79 Crores as compensation for the shortage of the rice quantity when questioned by the vigilance authorities. Nani tried to cover up the issue with the reason that the discrepancy was due to malfunctioning weigh bridge. However, the case was registered and further investigation revealed that the rice was diverted.
Machilipatnam police have immediately arrested the warehouse manager, civil supplies department assistant manager, rice mill owner and lorry driver and the district magistrate ordered a judicial remand for twelve days.
Nani’s wife Jayasudha secured Anticipatory bail in this case on Monday. Now, the police have enlisted Nani as A6 this case. He might face arrest very soon and undergo trail because the scam was blatantly exposed by the officials with adequate proofs.