ED Clears Chandrababu Naidu in AP Skill Development Case; Files New Chargesheet

• Enforcement Directorate (ED) has cleared Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu's name in the APSSDC Siemens project money laundering case.
• The ED's fresh chargesheet states that government funds were 'diverted' by certain accused, but found no role of Naidu in 'laundering' proceeds of crime.
• Naidu was arrested in 2023 during the YSRCP government's tenure and spent over 50 days in Rajamahendravaram Central Prison before getting bail.
• The skill development project, a public-private partnership, aimed to set up 40 skill development centers with an estimated cost of Rs 3,300 crore.
• The new chargesheet names Designtech Systems Pvt. Ltd. (DTSPL), its MD Vikas Khanvelkar, former MD of Siemens Industry Software India Pvt. Ltd. Soumyadri Sekhar Bose, Mukul Chandra Agarwal, and Suresh Goyal for alleged misappropriation of funds.

Why It Matters: ED clears CM Chandrababu Naidu in AP Skill Development case, files new chargesheet against others.