WARANGAL: The Principal Sessions Court in Bhupalpally has issued notices to BRS President and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), former Minister T. Harish Rao, and six others over allegations related to the Medigadda barrage.
The notices follow a revision petition filed by Nagavelli Rajalingamurthy, a Bhupalpally resident, under Section 399 of the CrPC. Rajalingamurthy claims that the respondents rushed the project without proper testing, leading to alleged misappropriation of public funds. He accuses them of offenses under Sections 120-B, 420, 386, 406, and 409 of the IPC.
Initially, a lower court declined to hear the case, stating that only special judges could address matters under the Prevention of Corruption Act and related IPC offenses. Rajalingamurthy then sought a revision of this decision in the sessions court.
His petition highlights the sinking of the Medigadda barrage piers in October 2023 and alleges that officials failed to provide necessary information to the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA). The sessions court has now issued notices to KCR, Harish Rao, the then Special Chief Secretary of Irrigation Rajat Kumar, Principal Secretary Smitha Sabharwal, Chief Engineers B. Hariram and N. Sridhar, and representatives of contracting agencies M. Krishna Reddy and Suresh Kumar.
The case is scheduled for a hearing on September 5.