The Supreme Court on Friday ordered CBI to probe into the illegal assets acquired by Andhra Pradesh DGP V Dinesh Reddy and his wife and submit a report within a month.
Acting on a petition filed by IPS officer in the State Umesh Kumar, the apex court took serious exception to the disregard shown by the State Government in turning a blind eye to the complaint against the top cop.
Umesh Kumar had filed the complaint against the DGP by allegedly forging the signature of an MP, which was raised by the State as a ground to hold the complaint suspect. But the Bench was of the view, “Even though the complaint was bogus, however, the sale deeds annexed along with the same though illegally collected by someone have not been found to be fabricated documents.”
Since the petitioner was Additional DGP in the State, Reddy’s lawyer argued that the same was vitiated with malafide.
The Bench dismissed the argument and said, “Facts of the case warranted some enquiry in respect of the allegations of acquiring huge properties by Reddy. The State took the courage to flout the order of the Central Government and did not look into the contents of the complaint and misdirected the enquiry against
Umesh Kumar. In such a fact-situation, this court would not fail in its duty to direct the enquiry in those allegations.”