Bandi Bhageerath, son of the Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar, has been arrested in a POCSO case on Sunday in Narsingi, Telangana, as per the reports.
The development comes a day after the Telangana High Court refused to grant interim relief to Bandi, his father and Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar. On Saturday, Sanjay said he has asked his son to appear before the police and join the investigation.
In a statement, Bandi Sanjay said he had asked his son to cooperate with the police soon after the complaint was registered last week.
However, Bageerath, who has been repeatedly maintaining that he has done no wrongdoing, presented evidence in his favour to his lawyers, the union minister said.
According to Bandi Sanjay, the lawyers opined that the case would be quashed and that Bageerath would get bail, which led to the delay.
The complaint against Bandi was filed on May 8 under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the POCSO Act. Police had earlier issued a look-out circular against him to prevent him from fleeing India.
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