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The Central Bureau of Investigation–led Special Investigation Team (SIT) connected Wednesday subjected erstwhile Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Additional Executive Officer A.V. Dharma Reddy to a 2nd circular of aggravated questioning successful transportation with the alleged usage of adulterated ghee successful the making of Tirumala laddus.
According to sources, the interrogation, headed by CBI DIG Murali Rambha and ASP Venkat Rao, revolved astir the TTD’s procedures for assessing the prime of ingredients successful the lack of an in-house laboratory. Investigators reportedly sought clarity connected wherever the samples had been tested, whether Reddy maintained immoderate nonstop links with suppliers, and however a scam of specified magnitude could person occurred without his knowledge. The SIT is besides said to person probed TTD’s verification of the proviso capacities of firms specified arsenic Bhole Baba, Vaishnavi, and AR Dairy.
It is learnt that Reddy maintained that each tenders were floated transparently and successful accordance with ineligible norms, and that nary adulteration took place. He reportedly clarified that the proviso decisions were taken with the afloat cognisance of the TTD Board, and that each records detailing the procurement process were disposable for scrutiny.
Meanwhile, the SIT is besides believed to person grilled the representatives of the dairy firms accused successful the arguable episode.
