India, Jan. 4 -- A corruption case that saw Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu arrested and lodged in judicial custody for over seven weeks in 2023 is now set to be formally closed, with the state Crime Investigation Department (CID) concluding that the case itself was registered due to a "mistake of fact".

According to a statutory Form-70 notice issued under Section 173(2)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code a copy of which has been accessed by this newspaper, the CID has informed the complainant that it does not intend to proceed further in the Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) case, widely referred to as the skill development or Siemens skill case.

The notice, dated 19 December, was issued by t...