A few days ago, the news of Rs. 5 Crores being caught in a car travelling from Ongole to Tamil Nadu shook the political field in Andhra Pradesh. This was because the car and the money were rumored to be the property of MLA Balineni.
The car also had a sticker of MLA Anna Rambabu on the back of it. However, he made a public statement that he has nothing do with either the money or the car. Interestingly, no cases were filed on any of the people found in the car, on the car, or on the money. Cases were filed though, on people who questioned the incident on social media, and these people were arrested as well.
The TDP is now alleging that this money is the money from J Tax, and that it was being transported to Tamil Nadu by the family members of Jagan Mohan Reddy, who have suitcases business in the neighboring state. The TDP have also complained about the matter to the Enforcement Department, and requested them to look into the case. Srikakulam MP, Rammohan Nayudu is taking special care of this matter, and has produced the required evidence to the Enforcement Department.This issue is now being investigated by the Enforcement Department under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Now, a man named Nallamilli Balu, member of the YSRCP, and a close aide to Balineni has come forward, saying that the money belongs to him. He also said that the money is from his business, and that he was transporting it to Tamil Nadu for his personal reasons. However, it is illegal to transport a sum more than 2Lakhs, according to the Indian Law. Any amount above Rs. 2 lakhs is considered to be black money.
Several sources are saying that the money actually belongs to Balineni, but now that the issue has been made public, he is using Nallamilli to hide his illegal activities.