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ED N. Chandrababu Naidu given clean chit in Andhra Pradesh skill development scam case

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Hyderabad/New Delhi, 16 October (HS). Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has been given a clean chit by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged Rs 371 crore Skill Development Corporation scam case. In this case, Naidu had to spend 53 days in jail. After being released on bail, he became the Chief Minister after getting majority in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections and now after getting clean chit from ED, he has got a big relief.

Although the ED has not officially confirmed this, sources said on Wednesday that a day earlier on Tuesday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has been given a clean chit in the alleged Rs 371 crore Skill Development Corporation scam case. . Naidu was arrested last year during the investigation initiated by the then Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government. He was granted bail in this case on October 31, 2023, after spending 53 days in jail.

The CID team arrested Naidu from Nandyal in the morning on September 9, 2023. An FIR was registered against him in 2021 under Section 50(1)(2) of CrPC. Following this, the Hyderabad unit of central investigation agency ED has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 23.54 crore under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 in a case related to misappropriation of funds in the Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) Siemens project. Have done. The said project was to promote skill development and entrepreneurship in Andhra Pradesh. The agency said the alleged misuse of funds in the government's skills and entrepreneurship development project in partnership with Siemens has led to N. There was nothing connecting Chandrababu Naidu.