Police widen Bandi Bageerath POCSO investigation ahead of custody plea

5 days ago 1
ARTICLE AD BOX

Three days aft the apprehension of Bandi Sai Bageerath successful transportation with a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case, the Cyberabad constabulary are preparing to record a custody petition seeking his interrogation successful the case.

Mr. Bageerath was arrested connected May 16, astir a week aft a lawsuit was registered astatine the Petbasheerabad constabulary presumption based connected a ailment lodged by the parent of a 17-year-old girl. The complainant accused him of sexually assaulting and emotionally manipulating her girl implicit respective months.

Following the victim’s statement, constabulary added Section 64(2)(m) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to repeated rape and Section 5(l) work with Section 6 of the POCSO Act relating to aggravated penetrative intersexual assault.

Meanwhile, investigators person completed the reconstruction of the series of events described by the unfortunate by verifying grounds from aggregate locations, including a farmhouse successful Moinabad wherever the unfortunate alleged she was assaulted connected New Year’s Eve.

Police teams reportedly verified booking details, examined CCTV footage, analysed integer and outgo trails and questioned unit members contiguous astatine the locations concerned. Friends of the accused who were allegedly contiguous astatine the clip of the incidental were besides questioned during the investigation.

Officials said information records and IP-related accusation were analysed to lucifer the locations and timelines mentioned successful the victim’s statement.

Investigators fishy that the accused deleted cardinal grounds from his mobile telephone earlier his arrest. Forensic and method investigation is presently nether mode to retrieve deleted contented and analyse information linked to his phone.

Meanwhile, the Telangana High Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict connected Mr. Bageerath’s anticipatory bail petition connected May 21.

Published - May 19, 2026 09:34 p.m. IST

Read Entire Article