Amaravati: Former Andhra Pradesh Minister and senior TDP leader K Atchannaidu and five others were arrested today by the Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths in connection with the Rs 150 crore ESI medical purchases ‘scandal’.
According to officials, they were arrested for the scam that happened during the previous regime headed by former Chief Minister and TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu.
Speaking to reporters in Visakhapatnam, ACB Joint Director Ravi Kumar told reporters said, “While Atchannaidu was arrested from his residence in Srikakulam district, former Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESI) Directors C Ravi Kumar and G Vijay Kumar were arrested in Tirupati and Rajamahendravaram respectively.”
He added: “The Vigilance and Enforcement Department conducted a probe into the ESI purchases between 2014 and 2019 and established large scale irregularities. Our investigation also revealed a scam of Rs 150 crore in purchase of medicines, medical kits, furniture and other items. Accordingly, we made these arrests.”