Hyderabad: In a fresh twist, the man whose signature was allegedly forged by Jagan Mohan Rao to gain eligibility for the HCA elections is C Krishna Yadav, an ex-cabinet minister in the former TDP govt. Krishna Yadav, who had served as a labour minister in 1994, was an accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam. He was arrested in 2003 for allegedly demanding Rs 2 crore from prime accused Abdul Karim Telgi and was later acquitted.The CID on June 11 recorded the statement of Krishna Yadav, president of Gowlipura Cricket Club, in connection with the forgery case involving the HCA. Krishna Yadav is believed to have said that he had no knowledge of the documents submitted to the Hyderabad south district registrar by the accused, seeking to change the club’s name from Gowlipura Cricket Club to Sri Chakra Cricket Club (SCCC), the CID remand report said.CID officials further said that C Rajender Yadav, general secretary of SCCC and one of the accused in the case, is Krishna Yadav’s brother. “Krishna Yadav is neither aware of the forgery nor the renaming of the club,” a senior CID official said. Krishna Yadav also alleged that the entire process was carried out without his consent and that his signature was forged by the accused. He further alleged that the illegal name change and forged documentation were orchestrated by Rajender Yadav and G Kavitha, Rajender’s wife, in collusion with Jagan Mohan, to fraudulently facilitate Jagan Mohan’s entry into the HCA and contest the elections for the post of president.Meanwhile, the Telangana Forensic Science Laboratory analysis confirmed the forgery. The signature attributed to Krishna Yadav on the documents submitted to the registrar did not match his verified signature samples, affirming that the signature was indeed forged.In a related development, HCA store in-charge K Jayaraj stated that no official purchases were made or materials issued during the tenure of the accused as members of the HCA Apex Council, indicating further irregularities in procurement practices under their leadership.
