M.G.V.K Bhanu, hailing from the Assam cadre, was said to be very close to YSR, Dr K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao and he was even retained in the state despite the Centre ordering his repatriation to his parent cadre several times. Though Mr Bhanu might take a stand that he didn’t deal with mines department at CMO, his interrogation might give insights into the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy assets case.

Mr Bhanu handled departments like irrigation, infrastructure and investment, besides forest in the CMO. Several projects like Vanpic. Mr Bhanu had full knowledge of the changes made to the concession agreement in Kakinada Port which also came under the CBI radar following the High Court’s direction to probe TD chief N. Chandrababu Naidu’s assets.