The nine-member special investigation team (SIT) of the Telagnana police which began investigation into the drugs’ consumption case at Moinabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad has stepped up its probe.
In the latest development, the SIT has seized the farmhouse belonging to former Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLA Pilot Rohit Reddy, where the cops conducted a surprise raid last week and found several VIPs including Rohit Reddy, his brother Ritesh Reddy and Telugu Desam Party MP Putta Mahesh Kumar Yadav consuming drugs.
The SIT and subsequently sealed the premises. Several luxury vehicles belonging to attendees of the alleged drug party were also seized.
Preliminary findings by revenue authorities indicate that the farmhouse may have been constructed on assigned land — which cannot legally be sold or registered.
The land, measuring about 2.20 acres in Survey No. 177/33, was reportedly registered in 2006 in the name of Rohit Reddy’s father, Vithal Reddy.
However, official ‘Bhu Bharati’ records show the land under a different individual’s name, raising serious legal questions.
Authorities have launched a detailed probe into how the registration took place in violation of norms and which officials may have facilitated it.
Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has taken swift action in the drug case.
Software engineer and alleged drug peddler Abhishek Singh has been arrested based on inputs from one of the accused, Kaushik Ravi. Singh is believed to have supplied drugs for the farmhouse party.
Investigations reveal that drugs were procured near Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road by Rohit Reddy’s driver, and subsequently consumed by several attendees, including Rohit Reddy and others.
Medical reports indicate cocaine use mixed with alcohol among some individuals, while another accused tested positive for multiple narcotic substances.
The SIT is now analysing Singh’s mobile data to identify other possible clients and expand the scope of the investigation. Officials believe further revelations are likely.
Rohit Reddy, who earlier figured prominently in the MLAs’ poaching case, now finds himself embroiled in fresh legal troubles, adding political sensitivity to the case.