Jagan case: Minister told to appear before CBI court on Sep 25

The court of principal special judge for CBI cases after taking cognisance of the fourth charge sheet filed against Rao and senior bureaucrats -- Manmohan Singh and M Samuel --- besides the Kadapa MP, issued the summons in this regard.

The court also directed all the 14 accused named in the charge sheet to appear before it on the said date.

The 177-page charge sheet citing around 280 documents besides statements of witnesses was filed by CBI on August 13.

The charge sheet pertains to VANPIC project, whose promoter (industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad), allegedly invested Rs 854 crore in the companies belonging to Jagan towards a largesses for which the then AP government, led by late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, doled out many favours in the form of awarding the project.

The charge sheet also names Jagan's financial advisor V Vijay Sai Reddy, followed by Nimmagadda Prasad alias Matrix Prasad, former Minister Mopidevi Venkatramana Rao, senior bureaucrat K V Brahmananda Reddy (presently under judicial custody), Nimmagadda Prakash, Vanpic Projects Pvt Ltd, Jagati Publications Pvt Ltd, Raghuram Cement Corporation Pvt Ltd and Bharati Cement Corporation Pvt Ltd, Carmel Asia Holdings Pvt Ltd and Silicon Builders Pvt Ltd for alleged offences of criminal conspiracy, cheating and other relevant sections of IPC and other provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act.