CBI opposes grant of bail to accused in ghee case
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Vijayawada: Opposing grant of bail to the accused in the ghee adulteration case, the
CBI
told the high court that adulterated ghee was supplied not only to TTD but also to other temples like Kanipakam, Srikalahasti, Srisailam, Kanaka Durga temple in Vijayawada, Dwaraka Tirumala, and Penuganchiprolu Tirupatamma temples.
CBI standing counsel PSP Suresh Kumar said Bolebaba Dairy directors Pomil Jain and Vipin Jain played a key role in supplying adulterated ghee to these temples. He said in the guise of cow ghee, they supplied palm oil laced with chemicals, which made it look and smell like cow ghee. He further told the court that the Jain brothers earned over 240 crore by supplying 60 lakh kg of spurious ghee to the temples.
Explaining their modus operandi, Suresh Kumar said after getting blacklisted by TTD in 2018, the Jain brothers conspired with AR Dairy and Vaishnavi Dairy.
Despite not having the capacity to supply the required ghee to TTD, AR Dairy and Vaishnavi Dairy submitted fake documents prepared by the Jain brothers. After obtaining the supply order in the name of AR and Vaishnavi dairies, Bolebaba supplied ghee to the temples, he stated.
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The CBI counsel further submitted that the Jain brothers are threatening witnesses despite being in jail. He said one of the witnesses, Sanjay Jain, was forcefully sent back to Delhi when he arrived in Tirupati to depose before the magistrate.
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He was threatened at Tirupati airport by the henchmen of Jain brothers, and was taken to Chennai and then to Delhi.
Arguing on behalf of the accused, senior counsels CV Mohan Reddy and S Sriram said the petitioners are in jail for the last four months. As the CBI-led special investigation team (SIT) has already collected all details pertaining to the case and a charge-sheet was also filed, they sought grant of bail to the accused by imposing conditions. Considering the arguments, Justice K Srinivas Reddy reserved judgement in the bail petition filed by Vaishnavi Dairy director Apoorva Chavda.
Justice Reddy asked SIT to submit some additional details pertaining to the bail petitions of Jain brothers and posted the matter for further hearing to June 26.
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