ED summons Kadapa MP Avinash Reddy in money laundering case linked to Vivekananda Reddy’s murder
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy for questioning regarding a money laundering case linked to the 2019 murder of Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy. The investigation focuses on alleged financial transactions involving the accused in the high-profile murder case.
Why it matters
The involvement of a sitting MP in a high-profile murder and money laundering investigation has significant implications for regional politics and the judicial process in Andhra Pradesh.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy to appear before its investigating officers on October 14 in its money laundering case linked to the 2019 murder of former Minister Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy.
Mr. Avinash Reddy is Accused No. 8 in the murder case.
ED officials probing the money laundering and financial transactions in the killing have questioned Yerra Gangi Reddy, Umashankar Reddy, Sunil Yadav and others accused in the murder case.
It was alleged that crores of rupees were paid to the accused in the murder, and the ED is investigating the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
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