Justice T. Mallikarjuna Rao of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on November 16 reserved the verdict on Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s plea for regular bail in the skill development scam case upon conclusion of arguments by Additional Advocate General P. Sudhakar Reddy for the CID and senior advocate Siddharth Luthra on behalf of Mr. Naidu.
Mr. Sudhakar Reddy vehemently argued that Mr. Naidu should not be granted bail as he was likely to influence the witnesses, and because the investigation was at a crucial stage. Also, Mr. Naidu had violated the conditions subject to which bail was given for four weeks on health grounds, he alleged.
More importantly, the AAG said the ill-gotten money was routed into some bank accounts through hawala transactions, which was also being inquired into by the CID.
