AP Skill Development Scam: CID seeks 15 days custody of Naidu; TDP pushes for house custody
The former chief minister's legal team is awaiting judgment on the house custody petition, which is expected to be pronounced on Tuesday.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 12 Sep 2023 3:26 AM GMT
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Police Crime Investigation Department (CID) has filed a petition in the court seeking 15 days of custody of former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who has been remanded to 14 days of judicial custody in a multi-crore scam.
However, the petition, which was filed on Monday is expected to come up for a hearing on Wednesday.
"Most probably the day after tomorrow (Wednesday) the petition will come for hearing," Additional Advocate General Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy said. CID asked for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief's custody for 15 days but observed that it is the discretion of the court to take a call on the duration of custody.
"We can only seek police custody for some days but finally when it comes to hearing the court will decide," he said.
On Monday, Naidu's legal team filed a petition to secure an early release for him from the jail and procure house custody.
Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Court in Vijayawada witnessed elaborate arguments on this petition.
The former chief minister's legal team is awaiting judgment on the house custody petition, which is expected to be pronounced on Tuesday.
A team of legal experts led by Supreme Court lawyer Siddarth Luthra in his arguments expressed concerns over the security of Naidu in the prison while the CID opposed it.
A local court in Vijayawada remanded Naidu in judicial custody for 14 days on Sunday. Currently, the former chief minister is lodged in the Rajamahendravaram Central Prison in East Godavari district. The 73-year-old former chief minister has been provided with a separate accommodation inside the jail given the purported threat to his life. He is a Z-plus category security protectee.
Naidu was arrested in the Skill Development Corporation scam case following a pre-dawn operation on Saturday at Nandyala. He was arrested by the CID around 6 a.m. on Saturday from a marriage hall outside which his caravan was parked.
Inputs from PTI
