Case Filed In Rs 321 Crore Andhra Pradesh "Fibernet Scam"

The FiberNet project was meant to provide Internet and telephone services to all households in the state, as part of the Bharat Net project of the Government of India.

Two months after it was entrusted with the case, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Andhra Pradesh has registered an FIR on the alleged irregularities in AP State FiberNet Limited (APSFL), putting the sum involved at Rs 321 crore. The FiberNet project was meant to provide Internet and telephone services to all households in the state, as part of the Bharat Net project of the Government of India. The Centre initially provided financial assistance of Rs 3,840 crore for the FiberNet project under the National Optic Fibre Network. In the FIR registered on September 9, the CID has named 16 persons and two companies as the accused in the case. Citing a complaint filed by APSFL Chairman P Goutham Reddy, the CID said Vemuri Harikrishna Prasad, then a member of the e-Governance Authority governing council, colluded with Tera Software Limited to ensure the tender for Rs 321 crore was illegally awarded to the company.