Hyderabad, March 6 (IANS): The CBI has registered a case against former parliamentarian and YSR Congress Party leader Kothapalli Subbarayudu for allegedly cheating State Bank of India (SBI) to the tune of Rs.5.73 crore.
The central agency also booked the chief manager and three then field officers of the SBI, Narsapur branch in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
Subbarayudu, a former state minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, allegedly connived with bank officials and availed 22 fish tank loans between 2011 and 2013 by submitting fake and fabricated documents.
According to the Central Bureau of Investigation, the bank officials violated the laid down norms and guidelines of the SBI under KCC (Kissan Credit Card) for Pisciculture and sanctioned and disbursed the loan amount without verifying the genuineness of the documents.
The CBI officials searched the residential premises of the accused at Hyderabad, Amalapuram, Bhimavaram and Narsapur which led to recovery of certain incriminating documents.
Subbaryudu had served as a minister in the TDP government in undivided Andhra Pradesh in the 1990s. He had also represented Narsapur constituency in the Lok Sabha.
He had unsuccessfully contested last year's elections from Narsapur as a YSR Congress candidate.
"The BBC had planned to air the film on March 8, but they showed it on March 4, the home ministry said, wondering "what was the hurry?"
The information and broadcasting ministry has directed Indian news channels not to telecast the documentary.
On Thursday evening, the documentary was unavailable on several YouTube channels, with the message "This content is not available on this country domain due to a court order".
The parents of the rape victim said they were against airing of the documentary.
"I am surprised that BBC uploaded its documentary on YouTube in spite of the court's restraining order. The BBC has hurt the pride of India. The act of BBC clearly shows that they don't have fear of Indian law and our country," the victim's father told IANS.
Women activists on Thursday strongly opposed the blanket ban.
"I have seen the documentary. It is powerful and moving. It does not sensationalise anything," CPI-M politburo member and women's rights activist Brinda Karat told IANS.
The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) in a statement said it opposes the blanket ban on the documentary.
Activist Kamala Bhasin said: "We are never for bans. That doesn't help anything."
Writer Chetan Bhagat tweeted: "India's Daughter is a must watch. Anyone who watches will understand devastation caused by regressive attitudes. Face it. Fix it."
Members of the film fraternity reacted strongly against the orders to restrain broadcast of the documentary, terming it a sign of "ostrich mentality".
Filmmaker Kunal Kohli said "it's important to see the rapist hang rather than watch a documentary" and Hansal Mehta said it was difficult for him to comprehend the government's order and questioned why the government was restricting cinema from reflecting the truth of society.
Hours after the BBC telecast "India's Daughter", the hash tag #IndiasDaughter became the top global trend on social networking site Twitter on Thursday.
Two other hash tags #NirbhayaInsulted and #DontRapeAgain were also trending on second and fourth positions, respectively.