Former Telangana Chief Secretary Corruption Case

Hyderabad Police have filed a case against former Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and four others, including senior officials from the Commercial Taxes Department, for allegedly facilitating a GST scam amounting to over Rs 1,400 crore. The FIR reveals that Kumar ordered changes to a scrutiny module designed by IIT-Hyderabad, allowing significant tax evasion to go undetected. Among the accused are additional commissioner S.V. Kasi Vishwaswara Rao, deputy commissioner Sivaram Prasad, IIT assistant professor Sobhan Babu, and Plinto Technology Pvt. Ltd. The Telangana Beverages Corporation alone is responsible for losses exceeding Rs 1,000 crore, with additional evasion by 11 other companies. The investigation was triggered by a complaint from Joint Commissioner Ravi Kanuri after a forensic audit uncovered multiple irregularities, including unauthorized data transfers. The case is registered under various sections of the IPC and the IT Act, highlighting the extensive nature of the alleged fraudulent activities.