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Srilakshmi surrenders after bail cancellation
Suspended IAS officer Yerra Srilakshmi an accused in the illegal mining case involving Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), today surrendered before a local court as per the directions of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Srilakshmi, arrested on November 28 last year by the CBI on charges of abusing her official position as the (then) secretary (Industries and Commerce department) to favour OMC in grant of mining lease, had been earlier granted bail by the Special CBI Court.
However the High Court, on CBI’s plea, cancelled the bail early this week and asked her to surrender before the special court by January 6.
Accordingly, Srilakshmi surrendered before the court at around 4 pm which remanded her to judicial custody till January 12. She was taken to Chanchalguda Women’s Prison. Srilakshmi also filed a petition today seeking special class prisoner status, on the ground that she was a senior public servant, in Indian Administrative Service, with more than two decades of “unblemished service”.
Suspended IAS officer Yerra Srilakshmi an accused in the illegal mining case involving Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), today surrendered before a local court as per the directions of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Srilakshmi, arrested on November 28 last year by the CBI on charges of abusing her official position as the (then) secretary (Industries and Commerce department) to favour OMC in grant of mining lease, had been earlier granted bail by the Special CBI Court.
However the High Court, on CBI’s plea, cancelled the bail early this week and asked her to surrender before the special court by January 6.
Accordingly, Srilakshmi surrendered before the court at around 4 pm which remanded her to judicial custody till January 12. She was taken to Chanchalguda Women’s Prison. Srilakshmi also filed a petition today seeking special class prisoner status, on the ground that she was a senior public servant, in Indian Administrative Service, with more than two decades of “unblemished service”.
