March 1, 2013

Judicial custody of Thally MLA extended

Thally MLA T. Ramachandran, his father-in-law Laghumiah and his brother T. Varadarajan and 21 others who were arrested in connection with the murder of a PDK functionary T. Palani alias Palanisamy last year were produced before the Principal District and Sessions Judge C. Chinnappan here on Thursday.

The judge extended the judicial custody of Ramachandran and others till March 27. Seventeen accused including Ramachandran were brought from the Salem Central Prison amid tight security by the police.
They were later taken back to Salem Central Prison.

Meanwhile, bail petitions moved by Ramachandran and others would be heard on March 4 in the Principal District and Sessions Court in Krishnagiri.