The Principal Sessions Court here on Wednesday dismissed the bail petition of evangelist and Praja Shanti party founder K A Paul, who was in judicial custody for allegedly conspiring to murder his brother David Raju.
The court rejected Paul’s bail petition as the police produced recorded telephonic conversation that took place allegedly between Paul and Koteswara Rao, the main accused in David Raju murder case, in the court. While refusing to grant bail to Paul, the court directed Kandukur DSP Ashok Kumar to sent the tapes to the State Forensic Science Laboratory for examination. The court also extended Paul’s judicial remand for five more days and granted Prison Transit warrant to shift him to Mahbubnagar from Ongole in connection with investigations.
Earlier, Paul’s counsel had sought interim bail for him to enable him to file his nomination from Ramchandrapuram Assembly constituency and campaign for his party candidates in the bye-elections.
–Agencies