Former additional superintendent of police in CID, Vijay Paul, has been arrested in connection with the alleged custodial torture of Raghu Rama Krishna Raju-the Deputy Speaker and former rebel MP-belonging to Andhra Pradesh. RRR, who is a key member of Telugu Desam Party(TDP), has accused the police of torturing him during his detention after being arrested on sedition charges.
The Ongole SP office has called Vijay Paul for questioning today, and after hours of intense grilling by the officials, Vijay Paul has been arrested. This is a serious development in this high-profile case, as the Supreme Court rejected his bail plea recently.
This case has drawn widespread attention: several senior police officials, including former CID Chief PV Sunil Kumar, IPS officers Sitaram Anjaneyulu and Sunil Kumar, as well as former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The arrest of Vijay Paul is considered another critical step in the course of this investigation. Expectations are growing that more arrests may follow. The statements he is likely to make during the interrogation about the detention and treatment of RRR could have further political and legal outcomes.
