Koneru remand extended to Jan 12

Hyderabad, December 30 (INN): CBI special court on Thursday extended to January 12 the judicial remand of Koneru Rajendra Prasad, the key accused in the Emaar-APIIC properties case.

The court examined the case through video conference with Koneru Prasad, who was in Chanchalguda jail.

Prasad complained to judge that the probing agency has been harassing his family members and targeting his business.

Though I have made it clear that I was no way connected to irregularities in the Emaar Properties, he said, the investigating agency has been harassing his family members in the name of inquiry.

Prasad, who was lodged in a special room in the Chanchalguda Central Prison, was presented before Special CBI Court magistrate through video linkage.

The CBI counsel requested that the accused be kept in judicial custody, claiming that the investigation was in a crucial stage. (INN)