Hyderabad: The designated special court for Enforcement Directorate cases in Hyderabad on Saturday issued summons to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to appear before it on January 11 in connection with his disproportionate assets case.
The special court has issued summons in the case wherein Hetero and Aurobindo Pharma have been accused of investing crores of rupees in Jagathi Publications, the media house floated by Jagan. The investments were allegedly in lieu of 150 acres land allotted to them in the Pharma Special Economic Zone at Jadcherla in Mahabubnagar district by Jagan’s late father Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy, who was then Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh between 2004 and 2009.
While CBI filed 11 chargesheets, ED filed six chargesheets against Jagan, who is also chief of the YSR Congress party. All the cases are related to investments made by certain persons and companies in Jagathi Publications.
Allegations are that Hetero Group of…