Bhaskar Reddy was arrested by CBI officials on 16 April at Pulivendula and was immediately produced in the CBI court in Hyderabad.
The CBI filed a chargesheet in Vivekananda Reddy's murder case on 26 October 2021 and followed it up with a supplementary chargesheet on 31 January 2022. (Twitter)
The CBI court In Hyderabad has extended the judicial remand of YS Bhaskar Reddy, father of YSRCP Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy, till 10 May. He is listed as an accused in the murder of former Andhra Pradesh Minister YS Vivekananda Reddy.
After the court issued the orders following the expiry of his judicial remand on Saturday, Bhaskar Reddy was taken back to Chanchalguda prison in Hyderabad.
Bhaskar Reddy is named as a conspirator for the murder of Vivekananda Reddy, who was Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s paternal uncle. The former minister, popularly referred to as Viveka, was done to death at his home in Pulivendula ahead of the general elections in March 2019.
Bhaskar Reddy was arrested by CBI officials on 16 April at Pulivendula and was immediately produced in the CBI court in Hyderabad.
The CBI court on Friday adjourned the hearings in the case to 2 June.
After the police produced the accused in the case before the CBI court, the new adjournment date was given.
Those who were produced before the court were Yerra Gangi Reddy, Sunil Yadav, Umashankar Reddy, and Devireddy Sivasankar Reddy.
Meanwhile, the sword of Damocles continues to hang precariously over Avinash Reddy, with the Telangana High Court adjourning hearings on his petition for anticipatory bail to 5 June.
When Avinash Reddy’s counsel apprehended arrest by the CBI in the absence of anticipatory bail, the high court suggested he make a special mention with the chief justice and have the petition listed before a vacation bench.
The court had said that the CBI can continue doing its work and made it clear that, at this juncture, it cannot grant anticipatory bail based on arguments that took place earlier in the day.
The court also did not entertain the plea of the petitioner for orders against any coercive action against Avinash Reddy till such time the petition on anticipatory bail is disposed of.
The court said that in the wake of the Supreme Court orders, it cannot interfere and accommodate the petitioner’s plea. It asked the petitioner not to bring pressure to announce a decision on the petition on an emergency basis.
