The investigating agency chief denied he is acting on the diktat of Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, but suggested that a former finance secretary who had contradicted the CID's claims must have done so under pressure.
N. Sanjay, the Additional Director General of CID said, the investigation implicates prime accused Chandrababu Naidu along with the TDP as beneficiaries of misappropriated funds. The charges in this case carry a penalty of more than 10 years of imprisonment and given this deep-rooted conspiracy the custodial interrogation is deemed necessary to uncover all aspects of the financial fraud.