‘Abduction’ case is false, says state

Hyderabad,Feb.18: A habeas corpus petition filed in the AP High Court by the father of a software engineer took an interesting turn on Monday when the government stated that the petitioner was aware of the whereabouts of his son. Mr B. Veeranarayana of Hanmakonda of Warangal district, had filed a petition alleging that Mr Venkatsubbaiah and Mr Bhaskar Rao of Khammam had abducted his son Srikanth. He alleged that the police did not register a case against them.A division bench of Justice A. Gopal Reddy and Justice Nooty Rammohan Rao asked the government pleader, Ms Mohana Reddy, about the case. She submitted that the petitioner did not file any complaint with the police. In accordance with the earlier instructions of the court, the police made preliminary inquiry and found that the petitioner, Mr Veeranarayana, himself had taken away the boy. She said Srikanth had fallen in love with and married the daughter of Mr Venkatsubbaiah in November 2007 and the couple was working in a software company. The bench asked the girl’s parents to file an affidavit regarding their position.