Cops seize 10L from Congress candidate's aide

Hyderabad: Cyberabad police seized Rs 10 lakh unaccounted cash from one Sandeep Reddy during the vehicle checking in Gachibowli on Tuesday night. Sandeep Reddy is reportedly a close aide and accountant of Congress candidate from Chevella Lok Sabha seat K Vishweshwar Reddy.

Since Sandeep had written all the transactions in code language, the Gachibowli police intimated to the Income Tax sleuths to conduct enquiry. Income Tax sleuths quizzed Sandeep and sought clarifications on the transactions made by him. Later, they also conducted searches in SLM Towers in Gachibowli, from which Sandeep Reddy came out with Rs 10 lakh cash in his car.

Police are suspecting that Sandeep allegedly handed over the cash to different persons to distribute it further among the voters in the Chevella constituency. Meanwhile, Gachibowli SHO R Srinivas issued notices to Sandeep Reddy to appear before them till evening of Wednesday and asked him to give a clarification. Sandeep Reddy reportedly have been working with K Vishweshwar Reddy since 2008 and police said he was looking after the financial transactions of the former MP.