Questioning of Bandi Sai Bageerath begins in POCSO case
The Petabsheerabad police have begun questioning Bandi Sai Bageerath in connection with a POCSO case involving the alleged sexual assault of a minor. This follows a court granting custody of the accused for two days, during which he was moved for medical examination. The investigation is ongoing, with a Special Investigation Team involved in the case.
- ▪Bandi Sai Bageerath is being questioned under the POCSO Act for allegedly assaulting a minor girl.
- ▪He was granted two-day custody by the Medchal-Malkajgiri court.
- ▪Bageerath was arrested on May 16, 2026, after a complaint was lodged by the girl's mother.
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The Petabsheerabad police on Wednesday began questioning of Bandi Sai Bageerath, who was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl.This comes a day after the Medchal-Malkajgiri court granted two-day custody of the accused. He was subsequently shifted from Cherlapally Central Prison to Medchal Government Hospital for medical examination as part of custody formalities.Bageerath was later taken to Aranya House in Moinabad, where police carried out scene reconstruction and further questioning as part of the ongoing investigation by a Special Investigation Team.The case was registered on May 8, 2026, after the mother of a minor girl lodged a complaint alleging that the accused had sexually assaulted her daughter.
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