ED continues questioning accused in MLAs poaching case

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Nanda Kumar, an accused in the BRS MLAs’ poaching case, in connection with alleged money laundering, for a second consecutive day on Tuesday.
The ED officials were recording the statement of Nanda Kumar in Chanchalguda Central Prison, where he is currently lodged.
The central agency had obtained permission from a city court to question Nanda Kumar for two days.
The 3rd Additional Chief Metropolitan Court had on Saturday granted permission to ED Assistant Director Sumit Goyal and two other officers to record his statement in jail for two days in the presence of his lawyers.
The court had also directed the enforcement officers considered as police officials under the PMLA Act, should scrupulously follow the Civil Procedure Code under Section 50 of the Act and avoid using third degree methods to compel the accused to give his statement.
Also Read ED begins questioning accused in BRS MLAs’ poaching case The Enforcement Directorate already questioned the complainant in the poaching case, BRS legislator Pilot Rohith Reddy for two days and Abhishek Avala and Arun Avala, directors of 7 Hills Manikchand Pvt Ltd in connection with the money laundering allegations.