Daijiworld Media Network - Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Jun 5: Cyberabad Police have taken into custody former Andhra Pradesh MLA and YSR Congress Party leader Bolla Brahma Naidu in connection with a large-scale conspiracy involving alleged attempts to illegally acquire government land valued at nearly Rs 1,000 crore.
The arrest was made in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, after the accused had been on the run. The development came shortly after the Telangana High Court denied his anticipatory bail plea, citing the seriousness of the allegations and the ongoing investigation.
According to officials, the case involves a plan to encroach upon 10 acres of government land in Survey No. 18 in Gandipet by allegedly fabricating government orders, manipulating revenue records, and using forged documents to unlawfully regularise the property. The complaint was initially filed on May 23 at Narsingi Police Station by Gandipet tahsildar N. Srinivas Reddy.
Investigators from Narsingi Police and the Cyberabad Economic Offences Wing (EoW) have already arrested several individuals linked to the case, including members of the Nimmal family, Radhakrishna, and his driver Prabheen Kumar. Police say the accused group allegedly worked in coordination to produce fake official documents and fraudulent government permissions to claim ownership of the land.
Probe findings indicate that Bolla Brahma Naidu and his associates, including Bolla Ramesh and others, were involved in creating forged government orders and manipulating records. Authorities also revealed financial transactions of around Rs 12 crore linked to the alleged conspiracy, with payments reportedly distributed among different parties involved in the operation.
Officials further stated that Rs 4 crore was allegedly transferred to the Nimmal family, another Rs 4 crore to Radhakrishna, and the remaining amount to other associates, purportedly used to facilitate the illegal land acquisition process.
The court had earlier refused bail to Bolla Brahma Naidu, noting prima facie evidence and the advanced stage of investigation. Following this, police teams tracked and arrested him in a coordinated operation in Tamil Nadu.
He is currently in custody and is expected to be produced before the court as legal proceedings continue. Investigations remain ongoing into the alleged financial trail, forged documentation, and the roles of other individuals suspected to be part of the conspiracy.