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BRS leader and former MLA Putta Madhu has accused IT Minister D. Sridhar Babu’s office of functioning as a “hub for illegal deals” under the guise of offering jobs to youth. He demanded a high-level probe into the alleged corruption.

Of the 17 cases registered, 15 cases are trap cases while two are Disproportionate Assets cases. A total of 23 officials including two outsourcing employees were arrested in the cases. The ACB seized Rs 7.60 lakh cash in the trap cases.

The bench, referring to the 1998 judgement, said it was held that irrespective of the criminality, immunity is available to the lawmakers

Premkumar Jaya Kumar, 42, took SGD 4,400 from people, including a company director