A day after former CM N Chandrababu Naidu was sent to judicial custody till September 23 in a corruption case, Telugu Desam Party workers held a protest against his arrest and judicial custody. The workers vandalised buses and burnt tyres in state's Chittoor district.
A Vijayawada Anti-Corruption Bureau court on Sunday sent Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President Chandrababu Naidu to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with an alleged skill development scam, news agency PTI reported. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu in connection with the Skill Development Corporation scam case, citing alleged non-cooperation during questioning and vague responses from the former Chief Minister, as per PTI.
Earlier, Naidu was brought before an Anti-Corruption Bureau court in Vijayawada under heavy security measures, following his arrest in a case involving allegations of corruption.
After the remand order, he was taken to Rajamahendravaram Central Prison, 200 km away from Vijayawada amid tight security, PTI reported. Meanwhile, the TDP called for a statewide bandh on Monday in protest against the arrest.
The remand report, seeking his judicial custody, stated that despite arrangements being made for him to travel to Vijayawada from Nandyal via helicopter, Naidu declined the offer, PTI reported. Additionally, the convoy en route to the court faced multiple obstructions from TDP party members, raising concerns of potential intimidation of law enforcement officials due to his political stature.
Naidu's arrest unfolded during a pre-dawn operation on Saturday in Nandyal, where officers approached the caravan in which he was sleeping. The CID chief, N Sanjay, stated that Naidu is considered the principal conspirator in this ongoing case.