Nayeem: Reason Behind CBI Laxminarayana Security Enhancement

Renegade maoist Nayeemuddin is said to be the real reason behind enhancing security to the regional joint director of CBI VV Laxminarayana. It is well known that the JD is handling several sensitive and sensational cases like OMC mining, APIIC-Emaar, Jagan illegal assets and several other cases at present. Recently his security was upgraded to 'Y' category due to a threat perception to him. Incidentally, it happened immediately after filing of chargesheet in Jagan's case and people mistook it as threat to Laxminarayana from Jagan.

Contrary to this, VV Laxminarayana is said to be facing threat perception in Sohrabuddin Sheikh case, in which Nayeemuddin is suspected to be the key figure. Due to non-cooperation from the Andhra Pradesh police in tracking renegade Maoist Nayeemuddin, CBI has taken up the matter itself and entrusted the job of ferreting out Nayeemuddin to Lakshminarayana. In turn, the CBI joint director has detailed a team headed by an inspector rank officer. Lakshminarayana who completed six years in Hyderabad is presently on a two-month extension and CBI sources expect that Nayeemuddin will be located before his term runs out. Nayeemuddin who runs a network of contract killers might try to harm the CBI joint director, it is perceived.

Meanwhile, the CBI is questioning IPS officer N Balasubramanyam, because it is suspects that this officer had provided support to the Gujarat police team which came to Hyderabad in November 2005 to abduct Sohrabuddin Sheikh. The CBI had summoned him to its office in Gandhinagar for questioning and told that he would be questioned again. There is also the likelihood of his being arrested. CBI perceives that the AP police is stalling the pursuit of Nayeemuddin because if nabbed he may reveal things that may put some police officers in the state in jeopardy.

It is well known in AP circles that Nayeemuddin was used privately by some police officers to source information and for other works. CBI sources feel that Balasubramanyam should have been transferred out with his promotion. CBI sources also said that they were 'on track' as far as the case was concerned and there was no way that they would retreat from investigating the AP angle. "We know that a strong lobby in AP police would want us to step back," CBI sources say.