HYDERABAD: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday appeared before the Special CBI court in Hyderabad in the disproportionate assets case.
Amid tight security, the president of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) appeared before the court at Nampally Criminal Court complex.
A large number of YSRCP cadres and supporters had gathered near the court premises to show solidarity with their leader.
The court recorded Jagan Mohan Reddy’s attendance and closed the hearing on his petition. After spending a few minutes in the court premises, he returned to Lotus Pond residence.
Outside the court premises, he greeted his supporters with folded hands before leaving in his car.
Earlier, the former chief minister reached Begumpet Airport in the city by a special aircraft from Gannavaram Airport in Vijayawada. Hundreds of supporters accorded him a warm welcome. They were carrying placards and raising slogans in support of the YSRCP chief.
Jagan Mohan Reddy drove to his Lotus Pond residence and, after spending some time there, reached the court complex.