CBI issues FIR against Postal staff

Top postal officials in Hyderabad have been issued an FIR against them for criminal conspiracy and fraudulent exchange of demonetised currency notes without requisition slips, criminal misconduct, criminal breach of trust by a public servant, cheating and falsification of accounts.

Senior superindent of post offices in Hyderabad, K. Sudheer Babu, Himayatnagar Sub-postmaster G. Revathi and office



assistant at the Senior Superindent's office G. Ravi Teja are among the many who have been booked by the Central Bereau of Investigation (CBI).

The CBI officials witnessed grave irregularities being committed during the exchange of old currency notes on November 24 following which surprise checks were conducted across the city. The accused were caught at the Himayatnagar Post office.