Jogi Ramesh’s son arrested by ACB

Jogi Rajeev, the son of former minister Jogi Ramesh, was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) after a five-hour search operation at their residence in Ibrahimpatnam near Vijayawada. Rajeev was apprehended in connection with irregularities in the AgriGold land scam, where he is the primary accused.
The allegations against Rajeev involve the purchase of land that had been previously seized by CID officials as part of an investigation into the significant financial scam orchestrated by AgriGold in 2014.
The AgriGold case, a major financial scandal, has been under extensive investigation and legal scrutiny. Following the primary inquiry, ACB officials announced the arrest of Jogi Rajeev (A1) and Vijayawada Rural Mandal Surveyor Ramesh in connection with the AgriGold land scam.
According to ACB sources, several other individuals were implicated in the case, including Jogi Venkateswara Rao, Adusumilli Mohana Ranga Dasu, Venkata Seetha Mahalakshmi, Ambapuram Surveyor Dedeepya, Vijayawada Rural Tahsildar Jahnavi, Deputy Tahsildar Vijay Kumar, and Sub Registrar Nageswara Rao.
The ACB registered a case on August 8, following a complaint by Avva Sesha Narayana, which led to an investigation revealing irregularities involving the land attached to AgriGold, implicating the family of former minister Jogi Ramesh.
On the day of Rajeev’s arrest, a team of 15 ACB officials arrived at the residence of Jogi Ramesh at around 5:15 AM, verifying documents and records related to the land scam. The search operation lasted approximately five hours, culminating in the arrest of Jogi Rajeev, identified as A1 in the case.
Jogi Ramesh’s uncle, Jogi Venkateswara Rao, was identified as A2. The ACB registered cases under various sections of the IPC, including 420 (cheating), 409 (criminal breach of trust), 467 (forgery), 471 (using forged documents), and 120(B) (criminal conspiracy).
Despite protests by YSRCP leaders and supporters at the residence, who attempted to prevent the arrest, ACB officials proceeded with their actions. ACB Additional SP Sowmya Latha later addressed the media, confirming the irregularities in the Agri Gold lands.
She explained that Rajeev and Venkateswara Rao had purchased 2,160 square yards of land in Ambapuram, Vijayawada Rural Mandal, which had been fraudulently registered and then resold for significant profit. The ACB also revealed that the land records had been tampered with in collusion with local revenue officials.
As of now, two persons have been arrested, and further investigations are going on. The involvement of more suspects, including former minister Jogi Ramesh, is under examination, and further cases may be registered based on the findings.
After the arrest of Jogi Rajeev, ACB officials took him to the government general hospital for a medical check-up before producing him in court.
Vendetta politics, says Jogi Ramesh
Following the arrest of Jogi Rajeev, his father and former minister Jogi Ramesh claimed that his son, who studied in the US and worked at a multinational company, is innocent. Dismissing the allegations, he accused Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his son, Minister Nara Lokesh, of political vendetta.
He questioned the possibility of selling land held by CID, stating, “If the State government proves my family guilty, I will commit suicide in Vijayawada. It is not right for the government to file false cases against my son, who returned from abroad,” said Ramesh.