The Central Bureau of Investigation–led Particular Investigation Group (SIT) on Wednesday subjected former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Further Govt Officer AV Dharma Reddy to a second spherical of intense questioning in reference to the alleged use of adulterated ghee within the making of Tirumala laddus.
Based on sources, the interrogation, headed by CBI DIG Murali Rambha and ASP Venkat Rao, revolved across the TTD’s procedures for assessing the standard of elements within the absence of an in-house laboratory. Investigators reportedly sought readability on the place the samples had been examined, whether or not Reddy maintained any direct hyperlinks with suppliers, and the way a rip-off of such magnitude may have occurred with out his information. The SIT can also be stated to have probed TTD’s verification of the availability capacities of corporations akin to Bhole Baba, Vaishnavi, and AR Dairy.
It’s discovered that Reddy maintained that each one tenders had been floated transparently and in accordance with authorized norms, and that no adulteration befell. He reportedly clarified that the availability selections had been taken with the complete cognizance of the TTD Board, and that each one information detailing the procurement course of had been out there for scrutiny.
In the meantime, the SIT can also be believed to have grilled the representatives of the dairy corporations accused within the controversial episode.
Revealed – November 12, 2025 09:20 pm IST