Telangana CM Reddy appears in court over case booked for covid-19 violations

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday appeared before a local court over a case registered against him in 2021 for alleged violation of covid-19 norms during an assembly bypoll campaign in Nalgonda district.

The case was booked against Reddy at Peddavoora police station during the campaign for the Nagarjuna Sagar byelection.

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Reddy denied the allegations during the examination as per provisions of CrPC that enable the accused to personally explain himself.

The special court for cases against MPs and MLAs posted the matter for November 18, lawyer Ch Visweswara Rao, who represented Reddy, said.

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