Andhra court rejects TDP chief Naidu’s plea seeking house custody
Former chief minister Chandrababu Naidu is in 14-day judicial custody at Rajamahendravaram Central Prison after his arrest in a corruption case
In a jolt to the beleaguered Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief, a local court in Vijayawada on Tuesday (September 12) rejected a house-custody petition filed by N Chandrababu Naidu, who was arrested in an alleged multi-crore scam and is currently lodged at Rajamahendravaram Central Prison in judicial custody for 14 days.
House custody was not granted, Naidu's lawyer Jayakar Matta said.
On Monday (September 11), a team of lawyers headed by senior counsel Siddharth Luthra representing Naidu had filed a petition to grant house custody for the former chief minister citing threat perception.
Naidu has been provided a Z-plus category security cover.
A local court in Vijayawada remanded the TDP chief in judicial custody for 14 days on Sunday (September 11) for his alleged role in the multi-crore Skill Development Corporation scam.
(With agency inputs)
