VIJAYAWADA: A family of four, who were summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the murder of Y S Vivekananda Reddy, moved the Andhra Pradesh high court alleging that they were being forced to give false confession statements.
They also alleged that the CBI officials had subjected them to third degree methods to obtain false confessions.
One Yadati Sunil Yadav (26) filed the petition along with his father, Krishnaiah; mother, Savitri; and his younger brother, Kiran Yadav. They are all residents of Motunuthalapalli in YSR Kadapa district.
T L Nayan Kumar, the counsel for the petitioners, argued on Monday that the CBI officials summoned Sunil Yadav to Delhi by issuing 160 CrPC notices in March. He was made to stay in Delhi for more than 50 days in the name of investigation and subjected to third degree methods. The CBI officials even carried out a lie detector test on him, he said.
Nayan Kumar said that the CBI officials again summoned him and his family members to Kadam jail for the investigation. He contended that the CBI officials did not follow due procedure in summoning them and applied third degree methods to extract false confession statements from them.
He alleged that the CBI officials beat him and his younger brother, who is working with Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC).
The family sought court directions to the CBI to restrain it from summoning them for investigation and taking any coercive steps, including arrest.
The counsel of the CBI, A Chenna Kesavulu, denied the allegations. He sought time to file a counter affidavit stating all facts before advancing his arguments. Justice Ch Manavendranath Roy allowed his request and posted the matter for further hearing on July 29.
