Overview
- The FIR names former BHEL Kothagudem senior accounts officer G. Siva Nageswara Rao and private individuals Somireddy Marakala, Ramakrishna, and Srinivas Rao Raav as accused.
- Investigators say GST input credits belonging to SNCPL, PMPL, and VESPL were redirected to unrelated subcontractors using a forged letter attributed to SNCPL.
- Searches at six locations across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh yielded incriminating documents, according to the agency.
- Preliminary findings cite suspicious transactions totaling about Rs 68 lakh in the accounts of Rao and family members that require criminal investigation.
- Offences listed in the case include criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery, and criminal misappropriation, and the probe remains active.