Former BRS MLA Shakil Amer was taken into custody by the Telangana police at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad on Thursday. Shakil, who served two terms as MLA for the Bodhan Assembly constituency in Nizamabad district, is facing charges related to a custom milling of rice (CMR) scam.
Reports indicate that rice mills owned by members of Shakil’s family defaulted on crores of rupees owed to the state government. To evade action by government agencies, Shakil had been staying in Dubai for several months. He returned to India on Thursday following the death of his mother. police immediately detained him upon his arrival. However, they have allowed the former Bodhan MLA to participate in his mother’s last rites.