Jagan welcomes HC judgement in Sai Krishna custodial death case
YSRCP leader Jagan Mohan Reddy has welcomed a High Court order transferring the Gade Sai Krishna custodial death case to the CBI. The court also mandated compensation for the victim's mother, while the Supreme Court continues to monitor the police's handling of the investigation.
Why it matters
The case underscores ongoing political tensions in Andhra Pradesh regarding police accountability and the use of central investigative agencies in state affairs.
Jagan welcomes HC judgement in Sai Krishna custodial death case left YSRCP president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The Hindu The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/sgon0s/article71595684.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/10745_9_9_2026_19_2_22_3_IMG_20260909_WA0029.JPG HANDOUT YSRCP president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy addresses party leaders, local-body representatives and key activists from the Parchur Assembly constituency at the party central office in Tadepalli on Wednesday. In a social media post, he described the judgment as “a slap in the face” to the Chandrababu Naidu government VIJAYAWADA YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy welcomed the A.P. High Court’s order directing the State government to hand over the Gade Sai Krishna custodial death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and pay ₹25 lakh as compensation to his mother within four weeks.
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