Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Bandi Sanjay Kumar has been granted bail by a Hanamkonda courtroom tonight within the Class 10 query paper leak case which entails the circulation of the SSC Hindi examination query paper on WhatsApp. Police alleged that Sanjay hatched a plan with different accused to leak the Class 10 query paper. The Hanamkonda courtroom granted bail to the BJP chief with sure circumstances and directed him to furnish a private bond of Rs 20,000 and the prescribed surety quantity, reported a number of media homes.Â
Bandi Sanjay’s Mid-Night Arrest
Bandi Sanjay, who can be a Member of Parliament from Karimnagar, is prone to be launched from the district jail on Friday after the manufacturing of the copies of the bail orders. The Karimnagar MP was arrested amid excessive drama from his in-laws` home in Karimnagar on Tuesday evening. This triggered protests by the BJP, which termed the arrest unlawful. After the arrest, Sanjay was taken to a police station in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district after which delivered to Warangal within the night.Â
Since Wednesday was a vacation for courts, he was produced on the residence of the First Class Magistrate in Hanamkonda on Wednesday night. After listening to each side, the Justice of the Peace remanded him to judicial custody until April 19. Sanjay was shifted to Karimnagar district jail on Wednesday evening.
SSC Paper Leak: 10 Accused Identified
Out of complete 10 accused within the case, police have arrested 5 accused and served discover on a juvenile, a Class 10 pupil. Bandi Sanjay, Boora Prashanth, Gundaboina Mahesh and Moutam Shiva Ganesh have been arrested. Pogu Subash, Pogu Shashank, Dhoolam Srikanth, Perumandla Shramik and Pothanaboina Varsith are absconding.
They have been booked below Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 120B (felony conspiracy), 420 (dishonest), 505 (circulating any report or assertion with an intent to trigger alarm to the general public). Police have additionally invoked sections 4 (A), 6 of TS Public Examinations (Prevention of Malpractices) Act and 66-D of Information Technology Act.
Telangana High Court Defers Judicial Remand Hearing
Earlier within the day, the Telangana High Court on Thursday adjourned to April 10 the listening to on a petition difficult the judicial remand of state BJP chief and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar within the Class 10 query paper leak case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan took up for listening to a lunch movement petition filed by Sanjay`s lawyer and directed the police to file a counter affidavit. The courtroom had requested Sanjay to strategy the courtroom involved for bail.
Warangal Police Claims Sanjay Deleted Data From His Phone
Meanwhile, the Warangal police have filed a counter to Sanjay`s bail petition in Additional First Class Magistrate Court in Hanamkonda. The police have additionally sought three day custody of the MP for questioning him. Warangal police have named Sanjay as the principle accused within the leakage of Hindi query paper of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination from an examination centre at Kamlapur in Warangal district on Tuesday.
Warangal Police Commissioner A.V. Ranganath informed media individuals on Wednesday that Sanjay refused to offer his cell phone to police and deleted quite a lot of information. “If he is innocent, why is he hiding the phone,” he requested. The commissioner stated they might retrieve the decision and chat information even when it was deleted. “We will approach WhatsApp and phone service providers to retrieve the data,” he stated. The police chief stated this was a part of a conspiracy to deliver the federal government to disrepute and to dilute the examination system. (With company inputs)
