New angle in Cash for vote case

21 Jun, 2015 09:39 IST

In the cash for vote case Mattaiah alias Mathews Jerusalem was an A-4 convict in the case

 

registered in Hyderabad but he is roaming freely in Andhra Pradesh. After the case got filed

 

in Hyderabad he fled to Vijayawada on May 31st, he went straight to Satyanarayanapuram

 

Police Station in Vijayawada and lodged a complaint against KCR that he is threatening him

 

and the police have registered the case. By this we understand that he has taken shelter in

 

Vijayawada.

 

In the complaint filed at Satyanarayanapuram Police station by Mattaiah only details of

 

threats were mentioned but later in the recorded statement given by Mattaiah in Vijayawada

 

Muncipal Court they took precaution that he mentions about dishonesty and bribery. It is

 

known that based on this they are planning to take action against KCR as per PC Act. But as

 

per what Mattaiah says the bribery took place in Telangana so there is no possibility of filing

 

a case in AP and that is the reason why they prepared records that during the investigation

 

of Satyanarayanapuram case new information was collected and based on this the CID has

 

decided to Re-Register the case by including the PC Act sections. They are about to submit

 

Memo in the relevant Court and are also planning to send notices and take legal action

 

against Telangana CM KCR, Nominated MLA Stephenson and others mentioned in

 

Mattaiah’s recorded statement.

We would have never seen that a convict person registered in an FIR in one state was given

 

protection in another state. We cannot think that it happened unknowingly. The whole country

 

is aware of the cash for vote case and about the convicts in that case, the AP police will be

 

definitely knowing about him. Instead of taking him into custody the AP police have received

 

him with respect and received his complaint. By this we can understand to what degree the

 

AP Police have fallen. The Vijayawada Commissioner A.B.Venkateswara Rao saying that

 

they did not know that Mattaiah was a convict in cash for vote case is something to be

 

looked at.