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Three weeks aft his arrest successful a lawsuit registered nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Bandi Sai Bageerath, lad of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, continues to stay successful judicial custody arsenic investigators determination towards filing a chargesheet.
Bageerath was arrested by Petbasheerabad constabulary connected May 16 pursuing allegations that helium sexually assaulted and emotionally manipulated a 17-year-old miss implicit respective months. The case was registered connected May 8 based connected a ailment lodged by the girl’s mother.
Investigators said they person completed the postulation of evidence, including of physics devices and integer records linked to the case, and are present awaiting forensic introspection reports from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL).
A elder authoritative associated with the probe said each physics grounds has been sent for investigation and that astir procedural aspects of the probe person been completed.
“The FSL study is taking time. We person completed different formalities, including postulation of records and documents, transgression country reconstruction during the accused’s two-day constabulary custody and indispensable questioning to ascertain the facts. Once the forensic study is received, we volition proceed with filing the chargesheet,” the authoritative said.
Police said the victim’s connection has besides been recorded arsenic portion of the investigation.
Following his arrest, Bageerath was lodged successful Cherlapally Central Jail.
During the two-day constabulary custody, helium was taken to Aranya House successful Moinabad, wherever a Special Investigation Team carried retired transgression country reconstruction and further questioning. Police teams besides verified booking records, examined CCTV footage, analysed integer and outgo trails and questioned unit members and friends of the accused contiguous astatine locations connected to the case.
The officials besides examined IP-related accusation to corroborate locations and timelines mentioned successful the victim’s statement.
According to constabulary officials, the accused cooperated with the investigation, including the country reconstruction exercise, and has confessed to the offence.
