Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Saturday in connection to an alleged corruption case and has been sent to 14-day judicial custody till September 23 on Sunday.As per officials, the case pertains to the establishment of clusters of Centers of Excellence (CoEs) in the state of Andhra Pradesh, with a total estimated project value of ₹3300 crore. The alleged fraud has caused a huge loss worth ₹300 crores to the state.#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh former CM N Chandrababu Naidu brought to Rajahmundry Central Prison. CM N Chandrababu Naidu was sent to judicial custody till September 23 in a corruption case yesterday. pic.twitter.com/tM3L0dEdw7— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2023Naidu has reached Rajamundry central jail on Monday after being remanded to judicial custody in a corruption case. According to the statement of police officials, the former CM has been allotted an upper block in Sneha Wing of the jail to reside until further procedure alongside prisoner number 7691.Meanwhile, Nara Lokesh, the son of TDP chief and other party leaders also reached the central jail. A prohibitory act in Rajamundry has been imposed by the East Godavri district to maintain law and order in the area. Heavy security has already been deployed around the jail premises.Meanwhile, the members of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) have called for the state bandh over the arrest of party chief on Monday.#WATCH | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh: TDP called for a statewide bandh after TDP chief and ex-CM Chandrababu Naidu was sent for 14 days of custody. Former CM N Chandrababu Naidu was sent to judicial custody till September 23 in a corruption case yesterday. pic.twitter.com/nGsrnJK627— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2023Notably, the remand report that is submitted by CID claims that the total amount spent by private entities on six skill development clusters is sourced exclusively from funds advanced by the state governments account and AP Skill Development Centre, which comes to a total of ₹371 crores.
