They violated all the instructions issued for the procurement of sheep and deliberately involved private persons/brokers in the procurement process. With a malafide intention, both deliberately gave instructions to all district joint directors and DVAHOs of the Animal Husbandry Department to facilitate the misappropriation of government money by private persons.

Thus, Ramchander, Gundamaraju and private persons illegally obtained undue advantage, caused wrongful loss to the government exchequer, and thus misappropriated government funds worth Rs. 2.10 crore. As such, the duo performed their official duties improperly and dishonestly to obtain an undue advantage, causing a huge revenue loss to the government exchequer.

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Therefore, the two accused officers were arrested on Friday at around 16.00 hrs. and produced before the First Addl. Special Judge, for A.C.B. cases in Hyderabad for judicial remand.

The case is under investigation.

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