Chandrababu Naidu’s legal guardianship was extended till October 5

The judicial custody of TDP leader and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in the alleged Skill Development Corporation fraud was extended by the Vijayawada ACB court on Sunday till October 5.

Sunday marked the conclusion of Naidu’s incarceration, and he was essentially brought before the court from Rajahmundry Central Jail.

The detention was prolonged by 11 days by Judge Hima Bindu.

A little time after his two days in police detention came to an end, Naidu was brought before the court.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader was questioned by CID agents for two days while they were detained.

The court asked Naidu whether he had been interrogated using any third-degree methods.

In order to continue interrogating Naidu, the CID asked the court to keep him in detention longer. The court requested that it submit a petition.

The hearing for Naidu’s bail plea will be held on Monday.

On September 9, the CID detained Naidu in connection with the alleged fraud that allegedly occurred when he was the Chief Minister. The Vijayawada ACB Court placed him in judicial prison till September 22 the next day. After that, he was sent to Rajahmundry Central Jail.

Naidu’s judicial detention was extended by the court on Friday till September 24. He was given two days of CID detention the same day.

On Friday, the Andhra Pradesh High Court denied Naidu’s request to overturn his judicial detention and the FIR that was filed against him. When Naidu was the Chief Minister, the case included the creation of clusters of Centers of Excellence (CoEs) across the state of Andhra Pradesh, with a total estimated project value of Rs 3300 crore.

According to the CID, the suspected theft cost the state government a staggering Rs.371 crore in losses. Before any money was spent by the private businesses, the agency said that an advance of Rs 371 crores, which represented the whole 10% commitment by the government for the project, was issued. According to the CID, fraudulent invoices were used to transfer the majority of the funds that the government had given as advances to shell firms; the products listed on the invoices were never really delivered or sold.

In its remand report, the CID noted that the $371 million in monies granted by the state government and the Andhra Pradesh Skill Development Center were the only source of the money used by private organizations to support six skill development clusters.