Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Tribal leader demands probe into alleged Rs 1 crore fraud
There is a young man named Raju Naik who is from a tribal community.
Raju says he was tricked and lost a very big amount of money.
The money he lost was about one crore rupees, which is a lot.
The people who say they were cheated blame a man named Palakeerthi Raja.
They say he is very close to a government minister, Kollu Ravindra.
A tribal leader named Vaditya Shankar Naik is helping them ask for help.
He walked with the victims from Jaggayyapeta to Vijayawada to protest.
He wants the government to investigate what happened fairly.
If the government does not act, he says his group will hold peaceful protests.
Vaditya Shankar Naik, former State ST Commission member and Girijana Praja Samakhya founder-president, demanded a comprehensive and impartial inquiry into the allegations.
Tribal youth Raju Naik is alleged to have been cheated of around Rs 1 crore.
Victims allege Palakeerthi Raja, described as a close associate of Minister Kollu Ravindra, is responsible.
Victims staged a padayatra from Jaggayyapeta to Vijayawada on Friday seeking justice.
Naik warned that the Girijana Praja Samakhya would launch democratic protests across Andhra Pradesh if the government fails to respond.
- Who
- Tribal leader Vaditya Shankar Naik, on behalf of tribal youth Raju Naik and victims who accuse Palakeerthi Raja, a close associate of Minister Kollu Ravindra.
- What
- A demand for a comprehensive and impartial inquiry into the alleged cheating of Raju Naik of about Rs 1 crore.
- When
- The padayatra and protest took place on Friday.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, with the padayatra from Jaggayyapeta to Vijayawada.
- Why
- Victims allege political influence is shielding those responsible and want everyone to be treated equally before the law.
- Alleged victim
- Raju Naik, a tribal youth
- Alleged amount
- Around Rs 1 crore
- Accused
- Palakeerthi Raja
- Alleged connection
- Close associate of Minister Kollu Ravindra
- Leader demanding inquiry
- Vaditya Shankar Naik, Girijana Praja Samakhya founder-president
- Protest
- Padayatra from Jaggayyapeta to Vijayawada on Friday
- State
- Andhra Pradesh