Vaishnavi killer's bail plea rejected

HYDERABAD: Justice Samudralla Govindarajulu of the AP High Court on Monday yet again rejected the bail petition filed by P Venkata Rao, accused of being the mastermind behind the sensational kidnap and murder of Naga Vaishnavi in Vijayawada.
The petitioner is among the accused in the sessions court before the V Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vijayawada.The 10 year old was kidnapped along with her young brother. Soon thereafter the police recovered her dead body.
The father of Vaishnavi had succumbed to a massive heart attack after the offence that took place on January 30.
This is the fifth attempt by the petitioner for bail before the high court. The first of such applications was rejected in June 2010.
The 10-year-old Vaishnavi was kidnapped and murdered by Morla Srinivas and Jagadeesh allegedly at the behest of Venkata Rao on Jan. 30, 2009.
Emmar probe: Plea to include Naidu'sregime rejected
A two judge bench of the AP High Court comprising Chief Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru and Justice Vilas Afzalpurkar on Monday dismissed at the admission stage a writ petition seeking to extend the scope of the investigation into the Emmar property deal back to the stage of the acquisition of the lands and to include former chief minister and TDP supremeo Chandrababu Naidu.
Bheem Reddy Ella Reddy, a farmer from Warangal district, contended that the element of corruption relates back from when the lands were acquired and hence the investigation ordered by the high court must include the said period.
Dismissing the petition, the bench pointed out that the acquisition was not challenged and there is no reason for the petitioner to seek an enquiry at this belated stage.