Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has ruled that it cannot order the release of Mohammad Rahman Siddiqui, a supervisor arrested by the Saidabad police in connection with a sexual harassment case involving children at a government-run childcare home.

A division bench comprising Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice Gadi Praveenkumar heard a habeas corpus petition filed by Siddiqui’s sister, who alleged that her brother had been unlawfully detained by the police without evidence and subjected to custodial violence. The petition sought his immediate release.

Arrest illegal: Petitioner’s counsel

During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel argued that the arrest was illegal and unsupported by substantial evidence, further alleging that the accused suffered physical assault while in p

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