In Andhra Pradesh, a retired district judge T V Chalapathi Rao and son of the suspended CBI judge T Pattabhirama Rao were arrested in the cash-for-bail case in Hyderabad today. Officials said the arrests were made by the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

Earlier in the day, the Bureau had conducted raids on the residences of Pattabhirama Rao and Chalapathi Rao in Hyderabad. Raids were also conducted at the residences of Chalapathi's relative P Srinivas Rao at Chilakaluripet in Guntur district and a senior lawyer E Uma Maheshwar Rao in Hyderabad. Officials said, some incriminating material was found during the searches at their residences. They said both will be produced before Principal Special Judge for the Bureau.

The case was first cracked by CBI after Pattabhirama Rao, who was additional special judge for CBI court, granted bail to former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy in the Obulapuram Mining Company scam. On a tip off that a deal was struck between Janardhan Reddy and the judge and others, the CBI had recovered cash of nearly 1.60 crore rupees from five lockers in Hyderabd. CBI had also seized 1.14 crore rupees from the possession of T Balaji Rao, brother of Chalapathi Rao.

Amid allegations of corruption against Pattabhirama Rao, the Andhra Pradesh High Court suspended him on May 31 and transferred the case to Anti-Corruption Bureau.