Vijayawada: The Gannvaram police took into custody a staunch Telugu Desam’s supporter, Dr Vuyyuru Lokesh Babu, an American citizen of Indian origin, on Sunday for possessing a satellite phone without proper documents.
The police apprehended Lokesh when he was suspiciously wandering at the Gannavaram airport corridor when Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was going on a foreign tour. Lokesh complained of heart pain and the police shifted him to a private hospital. After treatment; he was questioned and released after serving 41A notice.
On Sunday, Lokesh came to the airport and once again started wandering there, forcing the police to question him. Lokesh claimed that he came to the airport as he was going to Delhi.
During the questioning, the police found a satellite phone with him. When the police asked for permission papers for the use of a satellite phone, Lokesh failed to produce any such documents.
According to the police, one should obtain permission from the Union government to use a satellite phone. As Lokesh was using it without documents, the Gannavaram police took him into their custody, and shifted him to the police station.
According to the reports, Lokesh belongs to Venkatayapalem of Thullur mandal of Amaravati in Guntur district. He went to America and settled there by getting US citizenship. He worked as a gastroenterologist for 38 years in Richmond in the US. His medical licence was reportedly cancelled by local authorities due to a violation of norms.
In 2022, Dr Lokesh filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and business tycoon Gautam Adani on a host of issues including corruption and Pegasus spyware in the US district court for the District of Columbia without documentary evidence.
In recent times, Dr Lokesh came to AP to support the TD in the elections. He actively participated in the poll discussions in vernacular channels and alleged that Jagan Mohan Reddy had been illegally sending thousands of crores from his Tadepalli’s house to foreign countries since 2016. He further alleged that Jagan Mohan Reddy went abroad to safeguard his stash.
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