The Warangal Police opposed the bail plea on the grounds that the accused may try to tamper with the evidence and disturb the process of the conduct of the exams which was underway. Police had also filed a petition in the court on Thursday seeking three-day custody of Sanjay Kumar and other accused for further investigation. The court posted the custody petition to Monday.

Police on Thursday issued notices to BJP MLA E Rajender and others asking them to appear before the investigators for recording their statements as witnesses.

BJP leader and Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy condemned the notice issued to Rajender, saying it was done with a "vindictive attitude towards the BJP".

He also said the threat to issue notices to journalists as part of the investigation is an attempt to crush the rights of mediapersons in Telangana. Meanwhile, the Telangana High Court on Thursday posted to Monday hearing on a petition filed by Sanjay Kumar, challenging the remand order of the magistrate court.

On the habeas corpus petition filed by the BJP, the High Court issued notice to police and posted the matter for hearing after four weeks.

After purported images of two question papers surfaced on social media, police accused Sanjay Kumar of conspiring with other accused to create rumours and provoke breach of peace during the ongoing SSC public examination to defame the state government.

The images of the SSC Telugu and Hindi question papers surfaced in the social media platform on April 3 and April 4 while the exams were under. The exams began across the state on April 3. A minor boy, who had allegedly taken photos of the paper from the exam centre in Hanamkonda after being told to do so by two accused, was also apprehended.