ED searches Kadapa MP Avinash Reddy, father in Vivekananda Reddy murder case

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday, Aug 21 conducted searches at the premises of YSRCP MP Y S Avinash Reddy, his father and several others as part of a money laundering investigation linked to the murder of former Andhra Pradesh minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy, officials said.

The searches were carried out at six premises in Hyderabad and Kadapa under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.

The premises of Avinash Reddy, the MP from Kadapa, and his father Y S Bhaskar Reddy were among those searched.

The ED case is based on FIRs and chargesheets filed by the CBI in connection with Vivekananda Reddy's murder.

Vivekananda Reddy, the paternal uncle of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, was found murdered at his home in Pulivendula in Kadapa district in March 2019.

The CBI took over the investigation in 2020 after the case was initially probed by the state police. The agency arrested Bhaskar Reddy on April 16, 2023, alleging his involvement in the murder conspiracy.

The investigation has alleged a wider conspiracy involving multiple individuals.