Retired andhra judge held in cash-for-bail

Jun 17, 2012 |

Hyderabad

A retired district judge, T.V. Chalapathi, Rao and son of the suspended CBI judge T. Pattabhirama Rao were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the cash-for-bail case on Saturday, officials said.
Earlier in the day, the ACB had conducted raids on the residences of Pattabhirama Rao and Chalapathi Rao in Hyderabad, Chalapathi’s relative P. Srinivas Rao at Chilakaluripet in Guntur district and a senior lawyer E Uma Maheshwar Rao here. Chalapathi and Pattabhirama’s son Ravi Chandra were questioned by the ACB officials before they were arrested, sources said.
Some documents were found during the searches at their residence, they said adding that the duo would be produced before principal special judge for ACB cases here.
The ACB had registered a case on June 9 against Pattabhirama Rao and seven others under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Corruption Act in the cash-for-bail scandal. The case was first cracked by CBI after Pattabhirama Rao, who was additional special judge for CBI court, granted bail to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy but rejected the bail plea of suspended IAS officer Y. Srilakshmi in connection with Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC)scam.
Amid allegations of illegal gratification and corruption against Pattabhirama Rao, the Andhra Pradesh HC suspended him on May 31.

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RSS chief says Sindh must be in ‘united’ India
Narayan Bareth
Jaipur, June 16

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said Sindh was a part of united India (Akhand Bharat) and it should be united with India. “To translate this dream, India should emerge as strong nation,” he added. “Sindh Bharat ka bhoo bhag rha hai,ise fir se hasil kiya jayega (Sindh was very much part of India ,we will get it back),” Mr Bhagwat said while addressing a huge gathering in Ajmer on Saturday.
It was organised by Bhartiya Sindhu Sabha in memory of Sindh’s last Hindu ruler, Raja Dahir. The RSS chief said “Ise Purusarth se hasil karenge,prem se aaye to theek, aur sangrash karna pada to sangrsh karenge (If Sindh become part of greater India in smooth way,that will be good, otherwise, it will be achieved by might)”, he added.
A large number of Sangh Parivar functionaries were present when Mr Bhagwat was addressing the gathering. State BJP chief Arun Chatrurvedi, senior BJP leader Kiran Maheshwari, former home minister Gulab Chand Kataria, deputy leader of Opposition Ghanshyam Tiwari, Rajya Sabha MP Bhupendra Yadav and several others were present.

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