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Rumours of public distribution of 'black money' in Andhra
Thursday October 27, 2011 07:52:33 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: Long queues
of men and women were seen outside post offices in Kakinada town
of Andhra Pradesh Thursday following rumours that the government
would deposit seized "black money" in postal savings accounts of
people, police said.
A stampede-like situation prevailed at all the three post offices
in the coastal town in East Godavari district as hundreds of
people rushed to open savings accounts.
Attempts by postal officials to deny the rumours went in vain as
people insisted that accounts in their names be opened, police
said.
About 1,000 accounts were opened in few hours with each applicant
paying Rs.50.
"I heard that money seized in the Gali Janardhana Reddy (mining
baron and former Karnataka minister) and Jagan (YSR Congress party
chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy) cases and the money belonging to the
Sathya Sai trust will be deposited in the accounts in the post
offices," one of the applicant told a television channel.
Some residents said rumours were doing the rounds for the last
four days that money seized in the illegal mining case involving
the former Karnataka minister, illegal assets case of Jaganmohan
Reddy and the cash of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust will be
distributed among people through post offices.
Police officials rushed to post offices to appeal to people not to
believe the rumours. They said they were trying to trace those who
spread the rumours.
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