Malkajgiri, May 22 -- The Pet Basheerabad Police on Friday moved a petition before the Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-MSJ-cum-Additional Family Court in the Medchal-Malkajgiri district at Malkajgiri, seeking three days of police custody for Bandi Sai Bhagirath, son of Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar.

The development comes after Bandi Sai Bhagirath was remanded to judicial custody until May 29 in connection with an alleged case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

In response, counsel representing Bandi Sai Bhagirath strongly opposed the police plea and filed a detailed counter-petition seeking its immediate dismissal.

According to a press note, "It was further submitted before the ...