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YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Arrested
Updated : May 28, 2012
Reddy heads a massive business empire, ranging from power generation to newspapers and TV.
The CBI registered an FIR against Reddy and 73 others in August 2011. They were accused of helping companies get benefits from the Andhra government — during his father late YSR Reddy’s rule — in return for investments in his companies. Three chargesheets were filed against Reddy and others this year.
The arrest could spark a groundswell of sympathy for Reddy ahead of the June 12 bypolls to one Lok Sabha and 18 assembly seats. “We will sweep the polls now. He is the first chief minister’s son in the state to be arrested,” said a senior YSR Congress leader.