ACB to get custody of tainted judge

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsEven as the Anti-Corruption Bureau is questioning Dasaratharami Reddy, a close relative of jailed mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, on the cash-for-bail deal, the ACB court on Saturday granted four-day custody of suspended judge K Lakshmi Narasimha Rao and realtor Ravi Suryaprakash Babu to the ACB for questioning.Dasaratharami Reddy, who was arrested in Tirupati on Friday night, was driven to the ACB headquarters here on Saturday where he is being questioned on his alleged role in the deal. The ACB court granted four-day custody of Lakshmi Narasimha Rao and realtor Ravi Surya Prakash Babu, who allegedly mediated between the then special court CBI judge T Pattabhirama Rao and Somasekhar Reddy for granting bail to Janardhan Reddy.The court asked the ACB to question them between 10 am and 4 pm on the four days. The ACB may take Narasimha Rao and Suryaprakash Babu into custody on Monday.According to ACB, Suryaprakash Babu had arranged a meeting between Narasimha Rao, whom he had known for a long time, and Dasaratharami Reddy and Somasekhar Reddy at Necklace Road here.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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Even as the Anti-Corruption Bureau is questioning Dasaratharami Reddy, a close relative of jailed mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, on the cash-for-bail deal, the ACB court on Saturday granted four-day custody of suspended judge K Lakshmi Narasimha Rao and realtor Ravi Suryaprakash Babu to the ACB for questioning.

Dasaratharami Reddy, who was arrested in Tirupati on Friday night, was driven to the ACB headquarters here on Saturday where he is being questioned on his alleged role in the deal. The ACB court granted four-day custody of Lakshmi Narasimha Rao and realtor Ravi Surya Prakash Babu, who allegedly mediated between the then special court CBI judge T Pattabhirama Rao and Somasekhar Reddy for granting bail to Janardhan Reddy.

The court asked the ACB to question them between 10 am and 4 pm on the four days. The ACB may take Narasimha Rao and Suryaprakash Babu into custody on Monday.

According to ACB, Suryaprakash Babu had arranged a meeting between Narasimha Rao, whom he had known for a long time, and Dasaratharami Reddy and Somasekhar Reddy at Necklace Road here.