Chennai: The George Town Court in Chennai has dismissed the bail petition of former minister Jayakumar in the case of attacking a DMK figure half-naked. The bail petition related to the road block case came up for hearing today.
The AIADMK in the presence of Minister Jayakumar attacked DMK leader Naresh for allegedly trying to vote fraudulently at a polling booth in Washermenpet, Chennai during the Chennai urban local body elections. They stripped Naresh of his shirt, stripped him half-naked and dragged him down the street.
He was arrested and jailed last Monday after a case was registered against 40 AIADMK leaders, including Jayakumar. Meanwhile, Jayakumar’s bail petition came up for hearing in the George Town Criminal Arbitration Court in Chennai. Jayakumar’s party argued that interim bail should be granted as the case was registered with political motives. According to the police, the attempted murder unit and the information technology unit have been added due to the use of words that incite violence.
Despite protests from former minister Jayakumar, arguments were put forward as to how the case was registered when no crime was reported by the police. After hearing all the arguments, the judge dismissed the bail petition saying that the attempted murder case had been registered and would be heard by the Chennai Sessions Court.
Meanwhile, Jayakumar was arrested in another case for obstructing a roadblock in Raipuram during the urban local government election. Jayakumar has been remanded in custody till March 9. The bail petition in the case came up for hearing today.
During the hearing, the complainant Naresh objected to granting bail to Jayakumar. The case was referred to the Chennai Sessions Court Judge S.K. Alli nodded.