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After a week-long manhunt, Bandi Bageerath, lad of Union Minister for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay, was arrested by Cyberabad constabulary connected Saturday (May 16, 2026) night, successful transportation with a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act lawsuit booked against him astatine the Petbasheerabad Police Station.
According to Cyberbad Police Commissioner M. Ramesh, helium was apprehended astatine the TGPA junction astatine astir 8 p.m. and was taken to the Narsingi constabulary presumption first. He was aboriginal shifted to Petbasheerbad for station apprehension formalities.
Officials said helium would acquisition mandatory aesculapian introspection procedures earlier being produced earlier a tribunal for remand.
The accused had remained untraceable since the lawsuit was registered connected May 8 pursuing a ailment lodged by the parent of a 17-year-old girl, who had accused him of sexually assaulting and emotionally manipulating her girl implicit respective months.
The apprehension had travel a time aft the Telangana High Court had rejected his pre-arrest bail plea. Following the court’s order, Cyberabad constabulary had intensified efforts to hint him by deploying 5 peculiar teams, carrying retired searches astatine residences linked to him successful Hyderabad and Karimnagar, and issuing a lookout circular to forestall him from leaving the country.
Earlier successful the day, teams from Cyberabad constabulary conducted searches astatine Maitri Residency successful Banjara Hills and astatine the residence of Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar successful Karimnagar portion surveillance and method teams analysed determination coordinates, integer trails and different physics information linked to his whereabouts.
The accused had failed to look earlier the constabulary contempt notices being served and had sought 2 further days aft missing his scheduled quality connected May 13.
