Odisha court sends Saradha chief on 7-day judicial custody

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jul 3, 2014 at 4:19 PM Updated On : Jul 3, 2014 at 6:12 PM

Odisha Sun Times Bureau

Bhubaneswar, July 3:

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The head of Saradha chit fund company Sudipta Sen was sent to judicial custody for seven days by a court in the Odisha capital today.

Sudipta Sen being taken to Bhubaneswar jail ( Pic-Biswaranjan Mishra)

After hearing the counsels for Sen and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) which had sought a 15-day remand, the Bhubaneswar district and sessions court sent him on judicial custody for seven days and posted the next hearing of the case on July 10.

Sen’s bail plea, along with the ED’s prayer for 15-day remand, would be taken up at the next hearing, counsel for the ED said.

Sen was taken to Jharpada jail here where he will spend the next one week.

Earlier in the day, Sen was brought here from Kolkata by a team of ED and Kolkata police.