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Chandrababu Naidu gets anticipatory bail from HC in Angallu 307 case

Chandrababu Naidu is currently being lodged in the Rajahmundry jail in connection with multi crore skill development scam case

Nara Lokesh meets Shah, expresses worry about threat to father Naidu's life

Telugu Desam Party general secretary Nara Lokesh on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and expressed worry about threat to life of his father and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu in jail. Naidu, the TDP chief, has been in judicial remand in the Rajahmundry Central Jail of Andhra Pradesh since September 11 in connection with the skill development scam. The judicial remand of Naidu has been extended till October 19. "Met with the Hon'ble Union Home Minister @AmitShah Ji and apprised him of the blatant misuse of state machinery by YSRCP Govt in Andhra Pradesh, the regime revenge against Hon'ble @ncbn garu, and the appalling condition in which he has been lodged in prison where his life is under threat," Lokesh tweeted on X after the meeting. Lokesh met Shah a day after the Andhra Pradesh CID initiated its interrogation of Naidu in connection with the Amaravati Inner Ring Road scam case. Lokesh had recently met President Droupadi Murmu and sought her ..

Andhra HC rejects anticipatory bail petitions of Naidu in 3 other cases

"Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed the TDP chief and former CM Chandrababu Naidu's bail petitions in Inner Ring Road, Fiber Net and Angallu 307 cases," Advocate Krishna Murthy said

Vijayawada ACB court reserves judgement to Monday on Naidu's bail plea

The arguments of Naidu's bail and custody petitions concluded in the ACB court on Friday and the judge adjourned the verdict to Monday, Advocate Krishna Murthy said

SC defers hearing on Naidu's plea till Mon, asks AP govt to file documents

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till October 9 hearing on a plea by TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu challenging an Andhra Pradesh High Court order dismissing his petition to quash an FIR against him in the Skill Development Corporation scam case. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi asked senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Andhra Pradesh government, to place on record all materials which were produced before the high court in connection with the case. Rohatgi said Naidu's petition for quashing the FIR should be rejected as the question of section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act does not arise as the provision came in July 2018, while the inquiry into the case was started in 2017 by the CBI. Senior advocates Harish Salve, Abhisehk Singhvi and Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Naidu, said all the allegations in the FIR pertains to the decisions, instructions or recommendations made by Naidu while being the chief minister of the state. "This

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Skill Development scam: SC to hear TDP leader Naidu's plea on Oct 3

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a plea of TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court order dismissing his petition for quashing the FIR against him in connection with an alleged scam in the Skill Development Corporation. A bench of justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi will take up the plea for hearing on October 3. On September 27, the top court had said it would not restrain the trial court from dealing with a plea seeking police custody of Naidu as it announced that a new bench will hear his petition for quashing the FIR in the alleged Rs 371 crore scam in the state. The plea by Naidu, who was arrested in the case on September 9, had come up before two benches in the top court but without any effective hearing. Initially, it came up before the designated bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti, but the latter recused himself from hearing the matter on Wednesday. Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for the TDP .

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SC asks Chandrababu Naidu's lawyer to mention his plea to quash FIR on Tues

As senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Naidu, tried to mention for urgent hearing the plea, which was not listed in mentioning list, the bench asked him to mention it tomorrow

AP Skill Development scam: CID interrogates Naidu for second day in prison

A team of Andhra Pradesh Police CID officials are interrogating TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the Skill Development Corporation scam case for the second day at the Rajamahendravaram central prison here on Sunday. The ACB Court had on Friday granted the CID two days' custody of the 73-year old TDP chief for further interrogation in the case. The questioning is allowed from 9.30 AM to 5 PM on both days (September 23 and 24). M R Ravi Kiran, DIG (Prisons) told PTI that Naidu has been handed over to the CID officials for interrogation as stipulated by the court. The two-day police custody and extension of judicial remand granted by the court will expire today. The court had instructed the CID officials to virtually produce Naidu before it through the Blue Jeans' app by 5 PM today. The TDP chief was virtually not produced before the court on Saturday. Blue Jeans' is an app where prisoners are produced before the courts through online, said Kiran. The former chief minister will be

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Andhra court extends remand of ex-CM Naidu till Sept 24 in corruption case

A court here on Friday extended the judicial remand of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the case pertaining to AP Skill Development Corporation scam till September 24. Additional Advocate General Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy told PTI that the special court for Anti-Corruption Bureau here extended the former Chief Minister's remand by two days. Meanwhile, the High Court has scheduled the hearing on the FIR quash petition filed by Naidu at 1:30 pm today. Chandrababu Naidu was arrested on September 9, for allegedly misappropriating funds from the Skill Development Corporation, leading to an alleged loss of over Rs 300 crore to the state exchequer. He is currently lodged in the Rajamahendravaram central prison.

AP assembly adjourned amid protests by TDP MLAs over Naidu's arrest

The Andhra Pradesh Assembly was on Friday adjourned briefly following continued protests by the opposition TDP which demanded the release of its leader N Chandrababu Naidu, who is in jail in connection with a corruption case. The assembly proceedings were disrupted for second day in a row over the arrest of the Leader of Opposition in connection with the multi-crore AP Skill Development Corporation scam. As soon as the question hour commenced to discuss the estimates of Relief and Rehabilitation to Mulapeta Port, the TDP MLAs rushed to the Speaker's podium and surrounded Tammineni Sitaram. They raised slogans demanding withdrawal of cases registered against the former CM and sought discussion on the matter. In response, Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath said many protesting TDP MLAs are experienced, and are not maintaining decorum. He noted that in a democracy there are established procedures to protest and warned the TDP leaders that the ruling party legislators can also resp

Naidu files bail petitions in court in Skill Development Corporation case

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who has been remanded to 14 days in judicial custody for his alleged role in a multi-crore Skill Development Corporation scam, has filed two bail petitions, interim and regular, in a local court. In the interim bail petition, Naidu denied all the allegations levelled against him and claimed that there was no prima facie evidence on record against him. "We have filed two petitions, one is for interim bail and another for regular bail. However, the hearing may not be done today (Friday)," advocate G Subba Rao, a member of Naidu's legal team, told PTI. Rao said the Crime Investigation Department is yet to file a counter to their bail pleas. Hence, he noted that the hearing may not come up on Friday. However, the CID has been served the notice and is yet to reply, the advocate said. The bail petitions were filed on Thursday at the ACB Court which remanded Naidu. Former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu was arrested in connection with a case involving ...

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Naidu more safe in jail: Court dismisses TDP chief's house custody plea

TDP legal cell on Tuesday, also filed a petition in Andhra Pradesh High Court challenging the arrest of party supremo former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu by the CID

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AP CID seeks custody of ex-CM Naidu for probe, order on custody likely

The 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, said an official. However, a decision on this petition, which was filed on Monday is expected to come up for a hearing on Wednesday, said the official. Most probably the day after tomorrow (Wednesday) the petition will come for hearing, Additional Advocate General Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy told PTI. Reddy said they 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. The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB

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