Bag With Rs 10 Lakhs Found In AP Minister's House

Even as the Telugu Desam Party is yet to recover from the shock after the arrest of its Telangana MLA Revanth Reddy in the cash-for-vote scam, the yellow party found itself in another controversy after a bag with Rs 10 lakhs was found in the house of AP minister Peethala Sujatha in the West Godavari district.

According to reports, a servant in the minister's house noticed a bag lying in the premises and informed about it to the minister's father, who informed the police immediately.

The police rushed to the spot and seized the bag containing Rs 10 lakhs, some certificates and a District Selection Committee (DSC) hall-ticket of a woman aspirant.

Speaking to media persons at her house in Veeravasaram, the minister claimed innocence and said that she was not present at her home when the incident occurred.

She said that the police were informed promptly that an unidentified person had left Rs 10 lakhs in her house.

"The police will probe whether the incident was intentional or accidental," she said.

Meanwhile, the police nabbed a woman identified as Vishnuvati, a retired teacher, in connection with the cash. The woman reportedly told the police that she had drawn the money from a bank for her niece's marriage. Vishnuvati also stated that she had gone to the minister's residence to meet the latter's father about the marriage issue.

Vishnuvati failed to clarify why a DSC hall-ticket and certificates of a girl were kept in the bag.

It is being suspected that the money was brought to bribe the minister for someone's selection in the teachers' recruitment process. (NSS)