The CBI court on Monday granted bail to 11 out of 13 accused in connection with the disproportionate assets case against Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Except prime accused Jagan Mohan Reddy and vice-chairman Jagathi Publications Vijay Sai Reddy, the court granted bail to 11 others who were named as accused in the first chargesheet. They include Hetero Drugs Managing Director Srinivasa Reddy, Aurobindo Pharma MD Nityananda Reddy, Trident Life Sciences MD Sarat Chandra Reddy, APIIC former officer Y Vijayalakshmi and Aurobindo Pharma's former secretary Chandramouli.
Those who appeared in the court include senior bureaucrat B P Acharya, industrialist Nimmalagadda Prasad and IRS officer K V Brahmanda Reddy.
The court extended the custody of Nimmalagadda Prasad and IRS officer K V Brahmanda Reddy till May 30. Following directions from the court, the officials shifted Nimmalagadda Prasad and Brahmananda Reddy to Chanchalguda jail.
Earlier, the CBI has sought custody of Nimmalagadda Prasad and Brahmananda Reddy for another four days. However, the court sent them back to judicial custody in Chanchalguda Jail.