Chennai: Former school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi arrested in the alleged Rs. 100 crore school approval scam has moved a bail petition with the Special Court for corruption cases.
In his bail petition, the former minister said the ground of arrest was not communicated to him and no arrest memorandum was issued. He said the police did not comply with the procedure prescribed under section 36 of the BNSS. Mahesh said custodial interrogation was not necessary since there is no specific material warranting his detention.
The former minister expressed his willingness to cooperate with the investigation agency and comply with any conditions imposed by the court, adding the investigation could proceed without custody. Mahesh said he was not a flight risk and there was no material to suggest that he would abscond, tamper with evidence or influence witnesses. He has no criminal antecedents and he is suffering from pancreatitis, the former minister said. The bail petition is likely to come up before the Special Court for cases under Prevention of Corruption Act on Thursday. He was arrested on Monday after the Madras high court rejected his anticipatory bail petition.
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