However, he did not turn up for questioning within the stipulated time.
HYDERABAD: Bandi Sai Bhagirath, who has been booked under the Pocso Act for allegedly assaulting a 17‑year‑old minor, replied to the notice urging the SIT to grant him two days’ time to appear before special SIT’s investigating officer K. Vijaya Vardhan, SHO of Pet Basheerabad police station.
Bageerath, in a letter addressed to the SHO, stated that he acknowledged the receipt of the notice dated May 12, 2026, and expressed his willingness to cooperate with the investigation and render every assistance that may be required during the course of the inquiry.
In the letter, he stated, “I respectfully submit that I am desirous of appearing before the undersigned officer and assisting the investigation in the manner sought.”
He further wrote, “In view of the extremely short notice afforded to me and on account of certain personal inconvenience occasioned to me on Wednesday, I am unable to appear on the date appointed in the notice. Therefore, most respectfully, I request a short accommodation of two days from the date appointed in the notice, so as to enable me to collate the relevant material, documents and information in my possession that would meaningfully aid the investigation and assist in addressing the false allegations made against me and my family, and thereafter appear before the undersigned officer in a duly prepared manner.”
He added, “My unconditional willingness to join the investigation and undertake to appear before the undersigned officer on a date so accommodated, subject to such reasonable directions as may be issued in this regard, is hereby affirmed. It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that the aforesaid short accommodation of two days be kindly granted in the interest of a fair and effective investigation.”
