IPS officer who probed case against CM Chandrababu Naidu and oversaw his arrest suspended

The Vigilance and Enforcement report states that during his tenure in the AP State Disaster Response and Fire Services, Sanjay floated tenders for creation of a web portal and supply of hardware and colluded with Vijayawada-based Sauthrika Technologies and Infra Private Limited to make payments, although the firm had completed only 14 per cent of the work.

The report also accuses Sanjay of making payments of RS 59,52,500 and Rs 59,51,500 to a SC and ST awareness workshop conducted by Kritvyap Technologies Pvt Ltd of Hyderabad. However, the inquiry allegedly found that while there was no such company in Hyderabad, the listed address had an office of Sauthrika Technologies and Infra Private Limited.

Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad issued the two-page order that stated after careful examination of the two reports, the state government concluded that Sanjay misutilised government funds and that it’s necessary to place him under suspension pending enquiry. The order states that Sanjay has been placed at police headquarters and he will leave without the permission of the government.