Coimbatore: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday were given seven days custody of A Mubarak alias Mohammed Mubarak, the alleged mastermind behind the sensational murder of Hindu Munnani spokesperson C Sasikumar. The court has ordered NIA officials to supply him on June 7.
Mubarak was spending days behind bars on the Salem Central Prison. NIA officials filed a petition before the special court under the NIA Act 2008 at Poonamalle in March 2018 seeking 10 days police custody of Mubarak and S Subair of GM Nagar in Ukkadam. But the court brushed aside it. The officials went for appeal before the Madras high court and the court set aside the order of the special court and directed the special court to restore its order and cross essential order.
Meanwhile, NIA filed a chargesheet towards Subair before the special court, But the officials may not take custody of Subair after submitting chargesheet towards him. The officials sought 10 days police custody of Mubarak before the special court. They argued that interrogating him would supply results in prosecute the actual culprits.
After hearing the prosecution and protection counsel arguments, judge P Chenthoorpandi handed the order granting seven days police custody of Mubarak from May 31 at 2pm to June 7 at 2pm. The court directed the officials not to harass him all the way through the custody and also allowed the protection counsel to satisfy him every day between 11am and 12pm.
Sasikumar was hacked to loss of life by a four-member gang at Subramaniyampalayam near Thudiyalur on September 22, 2016.
Mubarak was spending days behind bars on the Salem Central Prison. NIA officials filed a petition before the special court under the NIA Act 2008 at Poonamalle in March 2018 seeking 10 days police custody of Mubarak and S Subair of GM Nagar in Ukkadam. But the court brushed aside it. The officials went for appeal before the Madras high court and the court set aside the order of the special court and directed the special court to restore its order and cross essential order.
Meanwhile, NIA filed a chargesheet towards Subair before the special court, But the officials may not take custody of Subair after submitting chargesheet towards him. The officials sought 10 days police custody of Mubarak before the special court. They argued that interrogating him would supply results in prosecute the actual culprits.
After hearing the prosecution and protection counsel arguments, judge P Chenthoorpandi handed the order granting seven days police custody of Mubarak from May 31 at 2pm to June 7 at 2pm. The court directed the officials not to harass him all the way through the custody and also allowed the protection counsel to satisfy him every day between 11am and 12pm.
Sasikumar was hacked to loss of life by a four-member gang at Subramaniyampalayam near Thudiyalur on September 22, 2016.
Sasikumar murder: NIA gets 7-day custody of Mubarak
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