Hyderabad, May 16 -- Bandi Bageerath, the accused in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case involving an alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old victim, has surrendered before the Pet Basheerabad police on Saturday evening, May 16.

He was accompanied by his lawyers.

Bageerath was issued a notice to appear before the police on May 13, but he requested the Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police Ritiraj, probing the POCSO case, that he would appear on May 15.

However, he couldn't get any immediate relief in the Telangana High Court for his interim bail petition, the final hearing of which concluded on Saturday night at around 11:45 pm, May 15.

The High Court's single bench comprisin...