ED Records Statements of 3 Accused in OMC Case

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate recorded statements of three accused, including suspended IAS officer Y Srilakshmi, in connection with Obulapuram Mining Company case. Armed with permission from a CBI court, a four-member ED team went to Chanchalguda jail here and questioned the accused before recording their statements under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, jail sources said. The ED personnel recorded the statements of Srilakshmi, OMC's Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy and former mining director of Andhra Pradesh government V D Rajagopal on the basis of charge sheets filed by the CBI. The ED had served summons on nine accused allegedly involved in OMC case as also that of Emaar scam and disproportionate assets case against YSR Congress president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy to record their statements under PMLA. The ED officials are likely to record statements of the accused in Jagan's asset case tomorrow.