The CBI has sought assistance from authorities in the US in tracking two accused, C Prabhakar Reddy who is also known as “Punch” Prabhakar and Mani Annapureddy, suspected to be staying in that country in connection with a case related to alleged derogatory social media posts against judges and the judiciary.
Meanwhile, the CBI on Thursday filed six more chargehseets in the case.
The agency has also shared with the US authorities the arrest warrants issued against both the accused from relevant court here to buttress its claims seeking their custody, officials said.
The CBI, which is the National Central Bureau (NCB) for India under the Interpol mechanism, has approached Interpol Washington, which is the NCB of the United States, with the arrest warrants against the duo, the officials said.
The CBI had gathered information on the location of the accused using a Blue Corner Notice of the Interpol, they said.
Every country has an NCB, which is the link agency with the Interpol.
The agency has filed six more chargesheets against as many accused — Sridhar Reddy Avuthu, Jalagam Venkata Satyanarayana, Guda Sridhar Reddy, Sreenath Suswaram, Kishore Kumar Darisa alias Kishore Reddy Darisa and Sudduluri Ajay Amruth -- in the case.