Mancherial court posts hearing on Balka Suman’s custody petition to March 5

The Mancherial district principal court has posted to March 5 the hearing on a fresh petition seeking police custody of BRS district president Balka Suman in connection with a case related to an alleged attack on Labour Minister Dr G Vivek’s convoy

Mancherial: The district principal court has posted the hearing on a petition seeking police custody of BRS district president Balka Suman for inquiry to March 5.

District principal court junior civil judge A Nirmal postponed the hearing on the custody petition to Thursday. The court took up the petition filed by the police seeking custody of Suman in connection with a case registered against him for allegedly attacking the convoy of Labour Minister Dr G Vivek, rioting, unlawful assembly and obstruction of the duties of a SI in Kyathanpalli recently.

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On Friday, the court had rejected the custody petition filed by the police. It expressed its opinion against granting police custody again as he was sent to judicial remand after completion of the inquiry. It stated that a police officer who registered the case against Suman was appointed as the investigation officer. Suman and six leaders were already arrested and lodged in a jail in Adilabad town on February 18.

However, the police filed a fresh petition on Saturday, which has now been posted to March 5. BRS cadres expressed anger over the move of the police to file consecutive petitions. They alleged that the State government was intentionally troubling Suman after he masterminded the BRS victory in Kyathanpalli municipality in the recent municipal elections.