Hyderabad, July 22: Andhra Pradesh’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Dasaradharami Reddy, a relative of former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy in the cash-for-bail scam. The ACB announced Dasaradharami’s arrest on Sunday though there were reports that he was picked up in Tirupati on Friday night. The key accused in the case was produced before an ACB judge, who sent him to judicial custody till August 4. He was later shifted to Cherlapally Jail. Dasaradharami Reddy allegedly played a key role in bribing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge T Pattabhirama Rao for bail to Janardhana Reddy in illegal mining case. He along with Janardhana Reddy’s brother Somasekhara Reddy and Karnataka legislator T H Suresh Babu handed over cash to the other accused. The ACB has already issued lookout notices for both Somasekhara Reddy and Suresh Babu to prevent them from fleeing the country. Dasaradharami is the ninth accused arrested in the case. Three judges including Pattabhirama Rao, a retired judge, a lawyer and a man with criminal record were among those arrested so far. Pattabhirama Rao, his son Ravichandra, retired judge TV Chalapathi Rao, rowdy sheeter Yadgiri Rao, junior lawyer Aditya and Dasaradharami Reddy were arrested in the main case in which the CBI judge allegedly granted bail to Janardhana Reddy for Rs 10 crore. (IANS) |