Hyderabad: The court has granted bail to BJP state unit president and MP Sanjay Kumar, who was arrested in the 10th class question paper leak case in Telangana.
The court of Principal Judicial Magistrate of Hanamkonda district on Thursday granted bail to Sanjay Kumar on the condition of a personal bond of Rs 20,000 and two sureties. The court ordered that the Telangana state BJP president will not leave the country without the permission of the court, nor tamper with the evidence and cooperate in the investigation.
Kumar was arrested on Wednesday after the city police made him the prime accused in the Telangana Class 10 board exam question paper being circulated on various groups on an ‘instant messaging app’.
Sanjay Kumar and three others arrested in the case were on Wednesday sent to judicial custody till April 19 by a local court in Hanamkonda and kept in Karimnagar district. Sanjay Kumar had filed an application for bail, which was approved by the court on Thursday night after hearing both the sides.
According to the police, the question paper of class 10 Hindi subject was posted on the app by one of the accused on April 4, which was shared by the other accused in another group and he sent it to Sanjay Kumar, BJP MLA E Rajendra and many others.
On Thursday, the police issued notices to Rajendra and others asking them to appear for recording their statement. He told that the minor boy had allegedly taken the photo of the question paper at the examination center in Hanamkonda at the behest of the two accused and he has also been caught.
