Case filed against SCCL CMD N Sridhar in Kothagudem

Kothagudem: One Town police have filed an FIR against Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) N Sridhar.

The CMD was the A1 accused while a retired SCCL employee TPA Prem Kumar was the A2 and General Manager (F&A) Mancherial G Venkata Ramana was the A3 accused in the case.

It was said that the petitioner, a dismissed SCCL employee GK Sampath Kumar, lodged a petition in the court regarding the alleged misuse of SCCL guesthouse funds worth Rs 11.53 lakh by the CMD and others. The FIR was filed following the court directions, informed CI Lavudya Raju. The case was filed under IPC Sections 409, 420, 468 and 474 read with 120B(2), he added.

Petitioner Sampath Kumar was said to be dismissed from services on corruption charges and cheating the SCCL employees on the pretext of offering jobs to dependents and others.