Skill Scam: ACB court dismisses Chandrababu Naidu’s bail petition, CID’s custody petition

Lawyers representing Naidu said that they would move High Court to seek bail for the former CM after receiving the full text of the ACB court’s judgment

VIJAYAWADA: The ACB special court in Vijayawada on Monday dismissed the bail petition of former Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu in the Rs 371 crore skill development scam. The bail petition was filed on September 9, the day Chandrababu Naidu was arrested in Nandyal.

The Court also dismissed the custody petition filed by the AP CID seeking custody of Naidu for five days. The CID urged the ACB court to give police custody of the accused so that he could be questioned in detail.

However, the counsel for Naidu argued that their client cooperated with the investigating officers during questioning at the CID office in Tadepalli and later at the Rajamahendravaram Central Prison and there was no need for further extension of custody.

Lawyers representing Naidu said that they would move High Court to seek bail for the former CM after receiving the full text of the ACB court’s judgment.