Maoist Sri Vidya in judicial custody: State informs HC
Accordingly, a division bench of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and Madhusudhan Rao, hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by Sri Vidya's father Sudhakar Sharma disposed of the matter.
The bench took up the matter on a petition alleging that police illegally detained Sri Vidya and urged the court that she be produced before the court immediately, following which the high court issued notices to police.
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When the matter came up for hearing on Monday, special govt pleader Swaroop Oorilla informed the court that Sri Vidya was presented in the Miyapur court following an FIR against her and that she was subsequently shifted to judicial remand.
"Despite the govt's offer for Maoists to surrender and join the mainstream, Sri Vidya did not utilise the opportunity," Oorilla informed the bench.
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