Hyderabad, April 25 -- The Telangana High Court on Thursday, April 24, directed the Subedari police in Warangal not to arrest Huzurabad MLA and BRS leader Padi Kaushik Reddy in connection with a criminal case registered against him on April 21.

The case alleges that Reddy threatened and demanded Rs 50 lakh from a granite businessman.

The directive came during a hearing on a petition filed by Kaushik Reddy seeking the quashing of the FIR.

Justice K Lakshman, presiding over the matter, questioned the police's decision to register an FIR immediately after receiving the complaint at 9 pm, without first conducting a preliminary inquiry into the allegations.

The judge also expressed concern over the haste shown by the police in attempting t...