Andhra Pradesh: CBI files chargesheets against four for derogatory remarks against judges

U Sudhakar Reddy / TNN / Sep 13, 2021, 16:08 IST

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Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed four chargesheets against the accused in Guntur court in a case related to derogatory posts on social media against judiciary and judges.

Andhra Pradesh: CBI files chargesheets against four for derogatory remarks against judges

HYDERABAD: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed four chargesheets against the accused in Guntur court in a case related to derogatory posts on social media against judiciary and judges.
Chargheseets were filed against four accused - Dhani Reddy Konda Reddy, Pamula Sudheer, Adarsh Pattapu alias Aadarsh Reddy and Lavanuru Samba Siva Reddy alias Siva Reddy.
On November 11 2020, CBI registered a case against 16 accused and took over the investigation of 12 FIRs from the Andhra Pradesh crime investigation department following the high court orders.
The original FIRs were registered on the complaints from the registrar general of AP HC. He alleged that the key personnel in the Andhra government intentionally targeted the Judiciary and made derogatory posts on social media platforms following specific verdicts. As a result, CBI got the objectionable posts removed from the social media platforms, public domains and accounts were closed down.
CBI arrested the accused in July and August in Vijayawada and Hyderabad. Earlier chargesheet was filed on September 2 against one of the accused.

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U Sudhakar Reddy

Sudhakar Reddy Udumula is the Editor (Investigation) at the Times of India, Hyderabad. Following the trail of migration and drought across the rustic landscape of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Sudhakar reported extensively on government apathy, divisive politics, systemic gender discrimination, agrarian crisis and the will to survive great odds. His curiosity for peeking behind the curtain triumphed over the criminal agenda of many scamsters in the highest political and corporate circles, making way for breaking stories such as Panama Papers Scam, Telgi Stamp Paper Scam, and many others. His versatility in reporting extended to red corridors of left-wing extremism where the lives of security forces and the locals in Maoist-affected areas were key points of investigation. His knack for detail provided crucial evidence of involvement from overseas in terrorist bombings in Hyderabad.

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