Updated On: 12 September, 2023 10:46 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
After a local court in Vijayawada on Tuesday rejected a house custody petition filed by TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, his legal team moved two pleas in the High Court -- one seeking quashing of the case and another a bail petition. Pics/PTI

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Naidu is currently lodged at Rajamahendravaram central prison after the court in Vijayawada remanded Naidu in judicial custody for 14 days on Sunday
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On Monday, a team of lawyers headed by senior counsel Siddharth Luthra representing Naidu had filed a petition to grant house custody to the former CM, citing threat perception

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Naidu has been a Z-plus category security protectee for several years already, with a team of NSG commandos guarding him always
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The court did not permit house arrest citing security, Naidu`s lawyer Jayakar Matta told PTI. According to Matta, the court felt that Z-plus security will not be provided under house arrest, so it is safer for Naidu to stay in jail than at home under house custody.

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Naidu was arrested in connection with a fraud case involving misappropriation of funds from the Skill Development Corporation, leading to a loss of over Rs 300 crore to the state government, AP CID Chief N Sanjay had said after the arrest
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