Rajender, who was sacked by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao last Saturday, is already facing a probe over allegations of land grabbing in Medak district. The fresh inquiry is related to the alleged encroachment of hundreds of acres of land “worth more than Rs 1,000 crore” in Shamirpet area. “It has been reported that the value of encroached land is more than Rs 1,000 crores and the temple has been defrauded of such high-value properties. And Nalgonda District Collector Prasanth Jeevan Patil, Mancherial District Collector Bharati Hollikari, and Medchal-Malkajgiri District Collector Swetha Mohanty are members. Dismissing the allegations, Rajender told The Indian Express he will challenge the inquiry in court.

Source: Indian Express May 03, 2021 07:07 UTC