The TDP government had issued orders on November 8, withdrawing ‘general consent’

it had earlier given to CBI and other central agencies to operate within its
territory.

A source close to Chowdary, popularly known as Sujana Chowdary as he owns Sujana

Group of Industries, confirmed the raids. The ED officials and taxmen swooped on
the offices of Sujana Group to investigate an earlier CBI case.

Chowdary was a minister of state in Narendra Modi cabinet. He held the science and
technology portfolio till March, when the TDP pulled out of the NDA demanding
special category status to Andhra Pradesh.

The ED had reportedly found emails in which shell company directors were
communicating with Sujana. ED sources said officials conducted the searches at
Sujana group offices to find out the beneficiary in cases of alleged diversion of
bank loans.

The officials were divided into different teams and began searches at his company
offices including Splendid Metal Products Ltd and Sujana Universal Industries at
Nagarjuna Hills in the city.

Raids were also conducted on Chowdary’s head office at Jubilee Hills. They are
learnt to have seized several documents relating to the alleged financial
irregularities.