Today, the Telangana High Court granted anticipatory bail to ruling YSRC MP YS Avinash Reddy in connection with the murder of a former minister, who is a relative of the accused.

Further, the court also directed Avinash Reddy not to leave the country without prior permission of the CBI, till the investigation was complete.

“The petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation and shall appear before the CBI Police on every Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm., till the end of June 2023 and shall regularly appear as and when he is required for investigation,” Justice M Laxman said in his order.

Avinash Reddy, cousin of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is under the CBI scanner following the murder of Vivekananda Reddy in March 2019.

Reddy was asked to appear before CBI for questioning on May 19.

However, he did not appear citing his mother’s illness and treatment at a hospital as a reason. The investigating agency issued another notice to him asking him to come before it on May 22.

Avinash Reddy has appeared before the CBI at least five times this year.