‘Safer for him to stay in jail,’ says Andhra court rejecting TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu’s house custody petition

The former chief minister was arrested for his alleged role in a multi-crore Skill Development Corporation scam and is currently lodged at Rajamahendravaram Central Prison after a local court in Vijayawada remanded Naidu in judicial custody for 14 days on Sunday.

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu. Credit: PTI File Photo

A local court in Vijayawada on Tuesday rejected a house custody petition filed by TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, saying he would be safer in jail as his usual Z-plus security may not be provided to him under house arrest.

The former chief minister was arrested for his alleged role in a multi-crore Skill Development Corporation scam and is currently lodged at Rajamahendravaram Central Prison after a local court in Vijayawada remanded Naidu in judicial custody for 14 days on Sunday.

On Monday, a team of lawyers headed by senior counsel Siddharth Luthra representing Naidu had filed a petition to grant house custody to the former CM, citing threat perception.

Source: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/andhra-pradesh/chandrababu-naidus-house-custody-petition-rejected-by-court-2683067

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