Priest ‘attacker’ moves Telangana HC seeking to quash remand order

View of Telangana Excessive Courtroom constructing in Hyderabad
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The prime accused, Ok. Veera Raghava Reddy, within the case of assault on Chilkuru Balaji temple priest Ranga Rajan had moved Telangana Excessive Courtroom on Thursday (February 13, 2025) seeking a path to quash a neighborhood court docket order remanding him in judicial custody.

Justice Ok. Sujana of the Excessive Courtroom adjourned the listening to to Friday (February 14, 2025)after the federal government counsel sought time to safe directions. The petitioner’s counsel Sunkara Naresh contended that the sections of legislation invoked towards the accused weren’t linked to the allegations levelled towards him.

A case was registered towards Raghava Reddy and others by the Rajendranagar police of Cyberabad after they attacked the priest. Raghava Reddy was remanded in judicial custody by the native court docket.