Amravati. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to two daughters and son-in-law of former minister P. Narayana and some others in the Class 10 question paper leak case. Narayan’s daughter P. Sharani, P. Sindhura, son-in-law K. Puneet and 10 others from Narayan Group of Educational Institutions have got anticipatory bail.
On a House motion petition filed by him, Justice K Manmadha Rao passed an interim order and directed the government not to take any hasty action against him. The court adjourned the hearing till May 18.
Narayan, a leader of the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and founder of Narayana Group of Institutions, was arrested in the case last week.
He was detained in Hyderabad on May 10 by a team of Chittoor Police. He was produced before a magistrate in Chittoor in the early hours of May 11. However, the magistrate granted bail to Narayan after agreeing with his lawyer’s contention that he had resigned as chairman of Narayan Group in 2014.
Narayan and seven others were arrested in a case registered in Chittoor city in connection with the leak of SSC exam question papers on April 27. The police had registered the case after the Telugu question paper was leaked from an examination center and circulated in a WhatsApp group.
The case was registered on April 27 on the complaint of the District Education Officer (DEO) regarding the circulation of question paper in Telugu language.
In the wake of Narayan’s arrest, his daughters, son-in-law and others associated with the Narayan group moved the High Court seeking anticipatory bail.
The opposition TDP condemned Narayan’s arrest and termed it as a political vendetta by the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government.
—AnyTV News
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