TDP MLC Ashok babu arrested

Guntur: Member of Legislative Council belonging to Telugu Desam Party T. Ashokbabu was arrested by the CID on Friday morning on charges of forgery.

According to CID officials, Ashok Babu while serving as Assistant Commercial Officer, had submitted fake certificate saying that he had studied B.Com.

Apart from giving false information to some officials, he had also resorted to



tampering of records, they alleged.

A case under section 477A, 465, and 420 was registered against Ashokbabu.

An employee, Meher Kumar had complained against Ashokbabu in the Lokayukta and consequently, the Joint Commissioner of State Tax Geeta Madhuri complained to the CID against Ashokbabau on the false information given by him.