The Asian Age

CBI raids Satish Babu’s properties in Kakinada

■ Searches conducted at a pharmacy college

- VADREVU SRINIVAS

Teams from the Central Bureau of Investigat­ion conducted raids on the properties of Hyderabadb­ased businessma­n Sana Satish Babu, a central figure in the ongoing row in investigat­ing agency, in Kakinada and his relative’s houses at Peddapuram and Samalkot on Sunday.

It is said that the CBI team came from New Delhi along with two Telugu translator­s. It is learnt that the CBI also conducted searches at a pharmacy college which belongs to a cricket coach.

Mr Satish Babu, who owns five firms and a night club, is alleged to have paid money to CBI special director Rakesh Asthana to give him relief in the meat exporter Moin Qureshi tax evasion case.

In his turn, Mr Asthana had alleged that Satish Babu had paid Mr Verma ` 2 crore to get a clean chit in the case, and instituted a probe. Both top officers have been sent on leave, and the Supreme Court has given two weeks to complete the probe against Mr Verma, which also includes other charges.

It was alleged that Mr Satish Babu had mentioned that Telugu Desam MP C. M. Ramesh had put in a word to the CBI director

after which he was not interrogat­ed in the case.

Mr Satish Babu’s guest house at Santhinaga­r in Kakinada, which was

searched, is said to be maintained by Medaline Developers. It is learnt that the CBI team had seized some records.

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