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Former minister Rajini's brother-in-law arrested in extortion case
The New Indian Express Tirupati
|April 25, 2025
IN a major development, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Vidadala Gopi, brother-in-law of former Andhra Pradesh minister and YSRCP Chilakaluripet in-charge Vidadala Rajini, in connection with an alleged extortion case.
Gopi was taken into custody in the early hours near Wipro Circle in Hyderabad and later moved to the Gachibowli police station. He is being shifted to Vijayawada for further interrogation.
The ACB has registered a case against Rajini, suspended IPS officer Palle Joshua, Gopi, and Rajini's personal assistant Dodda Ramakrishna for abuse of power, criminal misconduct, and extortion during the previous YSRCP regime. The four are accused of extorting ₹2.2 crore from the owner of Sri Lakshmi Balaji Stone Crusher in Yadlapadu, Palnadu district.
This story is from the April 25, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Tirupati.
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