The CBI Special Court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Vijay Sai Reddy till February 14. Reddy, the vice-chairman of Jagathi Publications, was arrested by the CBI in the disproportionate assets case of YSR Congress party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The custody was extended after the CBI produced him in the court after the end of his judicial remand on Tuesday. He was arrested on January 2 and was also questioned by the CBI for eight days with regard to the investments made by various firms into Jagathi Publications and other companies owned by Jagan.
The CBI believes that Vijay Sai Reddy, as financial advisor of Jagan's group of companies, played a key role in mobilising investments both from within the country and from abroad. He is the second accused in the case.
The special court also adjourned the bail petition of Vijay Sai Reddy to February 9 following objections raised by the CBI. The CBI counsel also filed a petition in the court opposing his bail petition. (INN)
Court extends judicial remand of Emaar case accused
2012/4/18 3:24:36 Hyderabad, April 18 (INN): The CBI Special Court on Wednesday extended the judicial remand of three accused including senior bureaucrat BP Acharya in the APIIC-Emaar scam.
While BP Acharya's judicial remand has been extended till April 27, the judicial custody of Sunil Reddy, a close aide of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, has been extended till April 23. The judicial custody of Emaar MGF Land Limited South Indian Finance head G V Vijay Raghav has been extended till April 26. The court took this decision as their jucial custody expired on Wednesday.
According to reports, the probing agency is likely to file charge sheet in the APIIC-Emaar scam by next week.
2012/2/21 5:36:47 The Special CBI Court on Tuesday extended the judicial remand of V Vijay Sai Reddy, Jagathi Publications vice-chairman and key accused in Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy's alleged illegal assets case, to March 5.
Reddy was produced before the court after his remand came to an end on Tuesday. The court then extended his judicial remand till March 5. Presently, Vijay Sai Reddy is lodged in Chanchalguda Central Jail. (INN)
2012/1/17 8:40:11 The CBI Special Court on Tuesday sent the Jagati Publications vice-chairman Vijay Sai Reddy to judicial remand till January 31.
Vijay Sai Reddy was produced before the court at Nampally at the expiry of CBI custody on Tuesday morning. Following court's direction, Vijay Sai was shifted to the Chanchalguda Central Prison.
Meanwhile, the court posted the hearing on a petition of Vijay Sai Reddy seeking permission to use laptop in the jail to January 20. (INN)
Court sends Vijay Sai to judicial remand till May 7
2012/4/23 9:28:15 Hyderabad, April 23 (INN): The CBI special court, Nampally on Monday remanded Jagathi Publications vice-chairman V Vijay Sai Reddy to judicial custody till May 7.
The special court gave this direction after Vijay Sai Reddy surrendered before the court following cancellation of his conditional bail by the Andhra Pradesh High Court last Friday. While extending judicial remand, the court directed the CBI to file a counter affidavit before the court by Tuesday.
Earlier, the High Court on Friday cancelled the conditional bail granted by CBI Special Court to Vijay Sai Reddy on April 13 in the disproportionate assets case of Jagan Mohan Reddy.
While cancelling the bail to Vijay Sai Reddy, the court directed the Special CBI court to review the case and hear the arguments afresh to take a final decision on granting bail to him on Monday. The High Court pointed out that the CBI Special Court has granted bail to Vijay Sai Reddy while finding fault with the CBI for not arresting 13 other accused in the case.
2011/10/3 5:33:00 The special court for Central bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday once again extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B V Srinivasa Reddy till October 17.
The special court passed this order after the investigating agency filed a memo seeking extension of their judicial custody, which was ending on Monday.
The judge conducted the hearing via video linkage between the court and Chanchalguda Central Jail, where the accused are lodged.
The CBI officials said the accused were not brought to the Nampally Criminal Court complex due to security reasons.
The court on September 30th once again dismissed the bail petitions of the mining baron and his brother-in-law. The same day, the court refused to remand the accused into further custody of the CBI.
The probing agency had arrested the duo from Bellary in Karnataka on September 5 in connection with illegal mining in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.
They were brought to state capital Hyderabad the same day and the court sent them to judicial custody till September 19. The judge on September 13 rejected bail pleas of the accused and remanded them to CBI custody for six days.
The court later extended the judicial custody of the accused till October 3.(INN)
CBI court extends custody of OMC, Emaar cases accused
2012/2/22 6:35:54 The CBI Special court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, OMC managing director B Srinivas Reddy, former mines director V D Rajagipal and another accused IAS officer Y Srilakshmi to March 7.
The CBI court extended the judicial custody of the four accused following expiry of their custody on Wednesday.
The designated court also extended the judicial custody of B P Acharya, Koneru Prasad, Sunil Reddy and Vijaya Raghavan, the accused in the Emaar scam, up to March 7.
However, the court rejected the CBI petition seeking further police custody of Srilakshmi and Rajagopal contending that the petition did not address the issue correctly. (INN)
2011/11/25 14:05:24 The CBI Special Court on Friday extended the judicial remand of former AP mining director VD Rajagopal, presently lodged in Chanchalguda Jail, till December 9.
The court extended the remand of Rajagopal by conducting the proceedings through video-conference from the Chanchalguda Jail. The orders were issued as his judicial custody was due to expire on Friday. However, the court did not give any directions to probing agency over Rajagopal's bail petition or his plea to grant special category status for him in the Chanchalguda Jail.
The court is yet to decide on on his appeal to see his 95-year-old mother at his native place.
Rajagopal is the third accused in the illegal mining case of Obulapuram Mining Corporation owned by former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy. (INN)
2011/10/16 23:50:42 A special court Monday extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy till Oct 31 in an illegal mining case.
The special court for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases extended the custody, which was ending Monday.
As the Telangana lawyers at Nampally Criminal Court continued their protest for separate Telangana state, the judge conducted the hearing via video linkage between the court and Chanchalguda Central Jail here, where the accused are lodged, CBI officials said.
The court Sep 30 had dismissed bail petitions of the mining baron and his brother-in-law. The same day, the court refused to remand the accused into further custody of CBI.
The federal agency had arrested the duo from Bellary in Karnataka Sep 5 in connection with the illegal mining in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district.
They were brought to Hyderabad the same day and the court sent them to judicial custody till Sep 19. The judge Sep 13 rejected bail pleas of the accused and remanded them to CBI custody for six days. (IANS)
2011/11/14 14:57:10 The Special CBI Court on Monday extended the custody of former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law and Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy to November 28.
The proceedings were conducted through video conference from the Chanchalguda Central Prison. When both the accused were brought to the hall for video-conferencing, Gali broke down and claimed that he was innocent and honest.
Both Gali and Srinivas Reddy requested the court to sanction bail as their family and personal welfare were in jeopardy. However, the CBI court rejected their petition and extended the judicial custody of both of them to November 28. (INN)
2012/1/25 11:41:06 The Special CBI court on Wednesday remanded Sunil Reddy, who was arrested by CBI sleuths on Tuesday in connection with the Emaar case, to judicial custody till February 1.
The CBI officials produced Sunil Reddy, a businessman and close aide of YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy, before the court in connection with the Emaar case. The CBI has registered cases against him under Sections 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 477 (fraudulent cancellation, destruction etc) of the Indian Penal Code.
While remanding Sunil Reddy, the court posted the hearing on CBI's petition seeking his custody to January 27. Later, Sunil was shifted to the Chanchalguda Central Jail. (INN)
Nimmagadda, KVB sent to judicial remand till May 30
2012/5/16 4:09:36 Hyderabad, May 16 (INN): The CBI Special Court at Nampally on Wednesday remanded noted industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad, the promoter of VANPIC and a senior bureaucrat K V Brahmananda Reddy to judicial custody till May 30. They were arrested on Tuesday in connection with illegal assets case against Y S R Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The special court gave these directions when they were produced in the court. Later, both were shifted to the Chanchalguda Central Jail under tight police security.
Meanwhile, the CBI has sought 15 days custody of Nimmagadda Prasad and Brahmananda Reddy. However, the court after hearing the arguments of CBI counsel posted the petition for next hearing to May 17.
Nimmagadda Prasad has been named as 12th accused among 74 in the First Information Report filed by CBI in August last against Jagan Mohan Reddy and others.
Court remands Mangala Krishna to judicial custody till June 6
2012/5/23 8:11:59 Hyderabad, May 23 (INN): A criminal court at Nampally on Wednesday remanded Mangala Krishna, who was arrested by the CID for allegedly supplying fire arms to Bhanu Kiran, the prime accused in the factionist Maddelacheruvu Suri murder case, to judicial custody till June 6.
The court gave this direction after Mangala Krishna was produced before the court by the CID. He was arrested on Tuesday at Jadcherla in Mahbubnagar district. On court's directions, he was shifted to Cherlapally Central Prison.
Krishna is a co-accused in several extortion and Arms Act cases. Krishna has reportedly confessed before the CID sleuths that he was involved in several cases of land settlements and extortion in association with Bhanu and he had also supplied fire arms to the latter.
2011/12/15 9:49:27 The judicial custody of Koneru Prasad, Chairman of Trimex group and a key accused in the APIIC-Emaar land deal case, has been extended till December 29 by a Special CBI Court here on Thursday.
The custody was extended after Koneru was produced before the court through video-linkage from the Chanchalguda Central Prison. It was on Dec 12 that the court has rejected his bail application. Objecting to his bail plea, the Central Bureau of Investigation raised apprehensions that he might influence the witnesses and destroy or tamper with the evidence, if released on bail.
However, on Thursday Koneru pleaded with the court that he was not directly involved with the Emaar Properties and no one has given any complaint against him. He said his family was dependent upon him and therefore, he should be released on bail.
During the course of investigation it was revealed that under the instructions of Prasad, Stylish Homes Real Estate Private Limited director T Ranga Rao collected around Rs 138 crore from the villa buyers, which was more than the documented price, causing losses to the AP Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC). (INN)
2011/11/14 15:12:46 The CBI Special Court at Nampally on Monday remanded Stylish Homes managing director Koneru Prasad to judicial custody till November 18.
Earlier, the CBI sleuths produced Koneru Prasad in the court at the end of his custody period on Monday. The CBI's counsel appealed to the court to extend the custody further as they needed to interrogate him for some more days to extract information in connection with Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation – Emaar land scam. However, the court rejected the CBI's plea and remanded him to judicial custody till Nov 18.
Following the directions of court, the officials shifted him to Chanchalguda Jail.
It may be mentioned that Koneru Prasad was arrested last week and the court has remanded him to CBI custody for seven days. The CBI told the court that Prasad was not cooperating during the interrogation and sought another eight days of his custody for further interrogation. ‘The investigating agency wants to know where Prasad has hidden all the black money that he has collected from the buyers of villas and plots in the Emaar Township,’ the CBI counsel told the court.
The agency also informed the court that Prasad has confessed to have earned Rs 30 crore illegally through the land scam deals.
Meanwhile, Koneru Prasad moved a petition seeking bail for five days to perform Ayappa ritual in Kerala. Admitting the petition, the court asked the CBI to file its counter. The hearing on bail petition has been posted for Tuesday. (INN)
2012/1/13 10:14:38 The CBI special court on Friday remanded Jagathi Publications vice-chairman V Vijay Sai Reddy to CBI custody for three days from January 14 to 16.
The court after hearing the CBI counsel arguments seeking his custody to know more about the investments made by foreign firms into companies floated by Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, extended Vijay Sai Reddy remand to January 16.
While issuing these directions, the court asked the authorities to produce Vijay Sai Reddy in the court on January 17.
The court asked the probing agency to interrogate him in the presence of his advocate from 10 am to 5 pm. After interrogation, the court directed the authorities to shift him to Chanchalguda Jail premises. The special court also gave permission to the Jail authorities to provide special class prison status to Vijay Sai Reddy following his plea. (INN)
2012/5/4 3:23:22 Hyderabad, May 4 (INN): A criminal court in Nampally on Friday extended the judicial remand of Malishetty Bhanu Kiran, the prime accused in the murder of factionist Gangula Suryanarayana Reddy alias Suri, till May 18.
The court took this decision when the CID officials produced Bhanu Kiran in the court following expiry of his police custody. Following the directions of court, the officials shifted Bhanu Kiran to Cherlapally jail.
Following reports that there was a threat to Bhanu's life, the officials produced him in the court under tight security force. Apart from Suri murder case, the CID officials are also probing another 15 cases relating to extortion, land grab and cheating pending against Bhanu Kiran.
2012/2/3 13:43:22 The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday granted CBI custody for N Sunil Reddy and Vijay Raghava, for further interrogation into the APIIC-Emaar scam.
While Sunil was granted three days' custody, Vijay Rahghavan would be in CBI's custody for five days. The court directed the probing agency to conduct interrogation from 8 am to 6 pm and also conduct the medical check-up of both the accused.
CBI arrested N Sunil Reddy, a close aide of YSR Congress party president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on January 24 while Vijayaraghav, the finance head of Emaar-MGF (South) was arrested on January 28. (INN)
2011/9/5 6:35:11 The Special CBI Court on Monday remanded former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy to 14-days judicial custody. Earlier, Gali along with Obulapuram Mining Corporation managing director B Srinivasa Reddy was arrested by the CBI in Bellary on Monday in the multi-crore mining scam.
After hearing the arguments from the CBI counsels and a team of 11 lawyers representing Janardhan Reddy, the CBI Special court remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody. When the lawyers sought Janardhan Reddy’s bail, the Special Court asked them to file a separate petition by Wednesday. Gali’s counsels assured the court that he would cooperate with the CBI officials in the probe.
The lawyers also argued as to how the CBI could arrest Gali Janardhan Reddy without mentioning his name in the First Information Report. They said that he was in no way connected to day-to-day activities of Obulapuram Mining Corporation and they were being managed by the Managing Director Srinivasa Reddy.
The CBI has also sought Gali’s custody for 14 days for questioning. However, the Special Court refused both the petitions and remanded him to 14 days judicial custody. On the court’s directions, Gali was shifted to the Chanchanguda Central Prison under tight security.
Earlier, the CBI officials brought Janardhan Reddy and Srinivasa Reddy from Bellary to Hyderabad by road after they were arrested in connection with illegal iron ore mining. After brief questioning and medical examination by doctors, the accused were produced before the Special CBI Court at Nampally. (INN)
2012/1/25 9:33:35 The Special CBI court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of four accused in the Obulapuram Mining Corporation till February 8.
The court extended the custody of former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy, his brother-in-law B V Srinivas Reddy, former director of AP Mines and Geology department VD Rajagopal and senior IAS officer Y Srilakshmi, all accused in the illegal mining case.
Three accused - Janardhan Reddy,Srinivas Reddy and Rajagopal were produced before the CBI Court through video-linkage from the Chanchalguda Central Prison. However, Srilakshmi was brought to the Nampally court as there was no video-conference facility in the Chanchalguda Women’s Prison.
The court granted special category status to Srilakshmi in the jail. The court gave this direction following a petition filed by Srilakshmi earlier.
Janardhan Reddy requested the court to consider his bail application as the CBI has already filed charge sheet in connection with the case. However, the CBI's counsel opposed his bail petition stating he might tamper with the evidence and influence the witnesses. (INN)
2012/4/9 7:14:12 The CBI Special Court on Monday posted the hearing on the bail petition of Jagathi Publications vice-chairman Vijay Sai Reddy, the second accused in the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's disproportionate assets case, to April 12.
The special court took this decision after completion of arguments and counter arguments on the bail petition of Vijay Sai Reddy, presently lodged in the Chanchalguda Jail.
Earlier, Vijay Sai Reddy's counsel argued that Section 409 (criminal breach of trust) does not apply to his client as he was not a public servant and he could not be kept in judicial custody for more than 60 days. The counsel also assured the court that his client would in no way interfere with the investigations as being alleged by the CBI or influence the witnesses if released on bail.
However, the CBI opposed the bail stating that the investigations into the case were at a crucial phase. (INN)
The CBI Special Court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Vijay Sai Reddy till February 14. Reddy, the vice-chairman of Jagathi Publications, was arrested by the CBI in the disproportionate assets case of YSR Congress party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The special court for Central bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday once again extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B V Srinivasa Reddy till October 17.
The CBI Special Court on Friday extended the judicial remand of former AP mining director VD Rajagopal, presently lodged in Chanchalguda Jail, till December 9.
A special court Monday extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy till Oct 31 in an illegal mining case.
The Special CBI Court on Monday extended the custody of former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law and Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy to November 28.
The Special CBI court on Wednesday remanded Sunil Reddy, who was arrested by CBI sleuths on Tuesday in connection with the Emaar case, to judicial custody till February 1.
The judicial custody of Koneru Prasad, Chairman of Trimex group and a key accused in the APIIC-Emaar land deal case, has been extended till December 29 by a Special CBI Court here on Thursday.
The Special CBI court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of four accused in the Obulapuram Mining Corporation till February 8.
The CBI Special Court on Monday posted the hearing on the bail petition of Jagathi Publications vice-chairman Vijay Sai Reddy, the second accused in the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's disproportionate assets case, to April 12.
