Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, on Sunday filed a defamation suit against social media platforms, media houses, journalists and several social media accounts for their alleged malicious campaign against him over a POCSO case in which his son Bandi Bhageerath was arrested recently. Bandi Sanjay, who filed the suit before the vacation bench of the City Civil Court, has claimed Rs 1 crore in damages.The MoS said that that he is seeking protecti…
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Hyderabad, May 21 (IANS) The Telangana High Court has permitted Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bandi Bhageerath, to file a regular bail petition in a POCSO case. The court on Thursday allowed Bhageerath’s counsel to withdraw the anticipatory bail petition as the police had arrested Bhageerath on May 16.The High Court on May 15 had refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Bhageerath in the case but had reserved orders on the anticipatory bail peti…
Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, has again claimed that he handed over his son to the police in a POCSO case. He told media persons here on Wednesday that immediately after receiving the information, he handed over his son to the police to cooperate in the investigation.”Have you ever seen a father handing over his own son to the police?” asked Bandi Sanjay.The claim by the MoS is contrary to the statement by Cyberabad Police that they arre…
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao on Monday rejected the demands for resignation of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar over the arrest of his son Bandi Bhageerath in a POCSO case.Ramchander Rao claimed that Bandi Sanjay has done nothing wrong and hence there is no justification for the demands for his resignation or dismissal.The BJP leader accused Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of unfairly targeting the union minister through what he calle…
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Telangana’s main Opposition party, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), on Monday staged protests across the state, demanding immediate dismissal of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, over the arrest of his son Bandi Bhageerath in a POCSO case for alleged sexual assault of a minor girl.BRS legislators and other leaders led the protests in all the constituencies. Holding placards and carrying banners, the protestors raised slogans in support of their…
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao (also known as KTR) on Sunday demanded immediate dismissal of the Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar to ensure a fair and impartial investigation in the POCSO case involving his son Bandi Bhageerath. A day after Bhageerath’s arrest and judicial remand, KTR said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeatedly speaks about “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao”, but said justice cannot be achieved…
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The counsel of Bandi Bhageerath, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, on Sunday disputed the police claim that he was arrested in a POCSO case on Saturday night and maintained that he voluntarily surrendered. Hours after a magistrate sent Bhageerath to judicial custody for 14 days, his counsel, Karuna Sagar, said the Cyberabad Police was falsely projecting that Bandi Bhageerath had been arrested.“In fact, he voluntarily surrendered before…
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son Bandi Bhageerath was sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a Magistrate in a POCSO case. Bhageerath, who was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday night, was produced before a Magistrate at his residence at Medchal around midnight.The Magistrate remanded him to judicial custody till May 29.The accused was subsequently shifted to the Cherlapalli Jail.The SIT arrested the accus…
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) Bandi Bhageerath, the son of Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, admitted to have committed the offence of sexually assaulting a minor girl after which he was arrested and produced before a Magistrate, who sent him to judicial custody for two weeks, Cyberabad Police said. In a statement issued past Saturday midnight, Cyberabad Police Commissioner M. Ramesh said that based on the complaint by the victim girl, a case was registered against Ba…
Hyderabad, May 16 (IANS) Telangana Rakshana Sena President, K Kavitha, on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking the immediate removal of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, from the Union Council of Ministers in connection with a POCSO case against his son Bageerath.In the letter, K Kavitha targetted the Union Minister following a First Information Report (FIR) registered against his son under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (P…