ED searches YSRCP MP Avinash Reddy’s premises in Vivekananda Reddy murder-linked case

Notably, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted searches at the premises of YSRCP MP Y S Avinash Reddy, his father and others as part of a money-laundering investigation linked to the murder of former Andhra Pradesh minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy, authorities stated.

Key points

• The agency searched six premises in Hyderabad and Kadapa in connection with a case registered under the Prevention of Funds Laundering Act (PMLA), they stated.
• The premises of Kadapa MP Avinash Reddy and his father, Y S Bhaskar Reddy, were among those searched, authorities stated.
• The case was initially investigated by the state police before being transferred to the CBI in 2020.
• The ED case is based on FIRs and chargesheets filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the murder.
• The CBI, which took over the investigation in 2020, alleged that the murder was part of a wider conspiracy involving a number of individuals.

Meanwhile, the agency searched six premises in Hyderabad and Kadapa in connection with a case registered under the Prevention of Funds Laundering Act (PMLA), they stated.

In practice, the premises of Kadapa MP Avinash Reddy and his father, Y S Bhaskar Reddy, were among those searched, authorities stated.

Meanwhile, the ED case is based on FIRs and chargesheets filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the murder.

Vivekananda Reddy, the paternal uncle of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, was discovered murdered at his home in Pulivendula in Kadapa district in March 2019.

In practice, the CBI, which took over the investigation in 2020, alleged that the murder was part of a wider conspiracy involving a number of individuals. Bhaskar Reddy was arrested by the agency on April 16, 2023, over alleged involvement in the conspiracy.

Notably, the case was initially investigated by the state police before being transferred to the CBI in 2020.

Taken together, the developments around ED searches YSRCP MP Avinash Reddy's premises in Vivekananda Reddy murder point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.