Telangana High Court Grants Bail to Ex-MLA Patnam Narender Reddy and 24 Others in Lagacherla Incident
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Hyderabad, Dec 18 (NationPress) The Telangana High Court has granted bail on Wednesday to former BRS MLA Patnam Narender Reddy alongside 24 other individuals implicated in the Lagacherla case.
The court instructed Narender Reddy, who is identified as the first accused, to present a personal bond of Rs 50,000. The other accused were mandated to provide a personal bond of Rs 20,000 each.
Currently, Narender Reddy is incarcerated in Cherlapally Jail, while the other accused are being held in Sangareddy Jail. They are expected to be released by Thursday.
The court denied bail to two individuals, including the second accused Suresh Raj, who is a local leader affiliated with the youth wing of the BRS.
In response to the court's decision to grant bail to the former MLA and others, BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao declared that this is a triumph for the Kodangal farmers who bravely resisted the oppressive policies of the Congress government.
Numerous villagers, notably farmers, were detained following an incident involving an assault on the Vikarabad district Collector and other officials in Lagacherla village during a public forum regarding land acquisition for a pharmaceutical cluster on November 11.
During this event, Kodangal Area Development Authority (KADA) Chairman Venkat Reddy and Additional Collector Lingya Naik were injured along with Vikarabad DSP Srinivas Reddy.
Former BRS MLA from Kodangal, Patnam Narender Reddy, was apprehended in Hyderabad on November 13, and the police designated him as the primary accused, alleging that he incited the public to attack officials.
This incident in the Kodangal constituency, represented by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, sparked significant controversy, with the ruling Congress party accusing the BRS of instigating violence.
The BRS, however, characterized the situation as a public uprising against the forced acquisition of their lands by the Congress government.
The matter garnered national attention when the BRS escalated the issue to the National Human Rights Commission, the SC/ST Commission, and the Women’s Commission concerning alleged police misconduct.
Tribal women, farmers, and other individuals from marginalized communities reported claims of oppressive actions by the state government.
On November 28, the state government retracted the notification for land acquisition aimed at establishing a 'Pharma Village'.
