Hyderabad, April 5 -- The Rajendranagar court hasreleasedonbailK Veera Raghava Reddy, theprimeaccused in theassaulton Chilkur Balaji temple chief priest CS Rangarajan.

Reddy wasinstructedtoproducetwo suretiesforRs 15,000 each as arequirementfor his release. Thiscomesfollowinghis arrest by the Moinabad police on February 8 after heallegedlyassaulted the priest at hishousenear the templecomplex.

Theattack, whichtookplaceon February 7, involvedabout20-25peopleallegedlybelongingtothe "Rama Rajyam" organisation,whichwas establishedby Reddy.

The group allegedlyaskedformoneyandhelpinenrollingmembers for their organization. When Rangarajandeclined, he wasallegedlymanhandled and threatened withsevererepercussions. The attackwaswidelycondemnedby...