Chandrababu Naidu is prisoner number 7691 at Rajahmundry central jail

RAJAHMUNDRY:Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is prisoner number 7691 in Rajahmundry Central Jail now. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo was brought to jail early on Monday after a Vijayawada court sent him to 14-day judicial custody in the alleged skill development scam.

73-year-old Naidu has been kept in a special room in the 'Sneha' block of the central jail. On the direction of the court, the jail authorities are providing him special facilities including a special room, home-cooked food, medicines and adequate security in view of the threat perception.

NSG commandos are not allowed inside the jail

Naidu enjoys Z Plus category security. However, NSG commandos are not allowed inside the jail. The TDP leader's lawyers have filed a petition in the Vijayawada ACB court to allow detention in view of Z Plus security. This petition is likely to be heard on Monday along with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) petition for Naidu's police custody.

TDP announces bandh in Andhra Pradesh

Meanwhile, the Telugu Desam Party has called for a statewide bandh against the arrest and sending to judicial custody. Vijayawada ACB Court Judge Himabindu, while hearing the case, ordered Chandrababu Naidu to be sent to judicial custody for 14 days. It has been suggested to take the former CM to Rajahmundry Central Jail.

Chandrababu Naidu was arrested by CID on Saturday in the Skill Development Corporation scam case. According to officials, the matter pertains to the establishment of clusters of centers of excellence in Andhra Pradesh. The estimated value of its project is Rs 3300 crore. The agency officials also claimed that the state government has suffered a huge loss of more than Rs 300 crore due to the alleged fraud.

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