New Delhi/Hyderabad, May 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Tuesday strongly condemned the murder of senior advocate Khaja Moizuddin in Hyderabad, terming it a “planned, brutal and shocking murder” and an assault on the institution of justice. In a statement issued by SCBA Honorary Secretary Pragya Baghel, the Bar body said the incident had “deeply disturbed the legal fraternity” and raised serious concerns over the safety and security of advocates discharging their profession…
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Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) The Hyderabad Police launched a hunt for four suspects who were allegedly in the speeding SUV used for the targeted killing of Telangana High Court advocate Khaja Moizuddin.Four special teams were on the lookout for the suspects who had been reportedly identified in the CCTV footage.Preliminary investigation by police indicates that they used the vehicle without a number plate to attack the advocate on Saturday.The CCTV footage also indicates that the suspects were lying…
Hyderabad, May 23 (IANS) A Telangana High Court advocate was allegedly killed by unidentified assailants who hit him with a speeding SUV in Hyderabad on Saturday in what police suspect to be a targeted attack.The incident occurred in the Masab Tank area in the heart of the city.According to the police, advocate Khaja Moizuddin was getting into his car near his residence when a speeding Scorpio SUV allegedly rammed him from behind.The vehicle sped away after the impact, throwing the advocate onto…
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 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 16 (IANS) Cyberabad police on Saturday arrested Bandi Bhagirath in a POCSO case, even as his father and union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay claimed that he surrendered before the police. Bandi Sanjay posted on social media that Bhagirath was not arrested, but he himself appeared before the police for questioning.“Bhagirath went to Pet Basheerabad Police Station in the presence of two lawyers,” wrote Sanjay, who posted a picture of his son flanked by two men.The claim…
Hyderabad, May 16 (IANS) The Telangana High Court has refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Bandi Bhageerath, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The single-judge vacation bench heard arguments on the petition till around midnight and refused to grant interim protection to the petitioner.Justice T. Madhavi Devi made it clear that she was not inclined to grant any interim order after …
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) Cyberabad Police have registered cases against social media accounts, which posted photos and videos of the victim in the POCSO case registered against Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son Bandi Bhageerath, officials said on Friday. The cases have been registered at the Pet Basheerabad Police Station, where the POCSO case was booked against Bhageerath on May 8.”Based on the complaint lodged by the Child Welfare Committee Chairperson of Medchal-Mal…