(MENAFN- The Peninsula) West Bengal Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra - arrested in the multi-million rupee Saradha scam - was again denied bail yesterday and sent to judicial custody until January 2 by a court here.
Arrested on December 12 by the CBI for criminal conspiracy, cheating and deriving undue financial benefits, Mitra's bail plea was rejected for the third time, as Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Haradhan Mukherjee sent him to 14 days' judicial custody.
Pressing for his bail, Mitra's counsel argued that there was no evidence against Mitra in the charge sheet submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation on November 17.
The defence also pleaded for bail on health grounds, asserting that besides high blood pressure and cholesterol, Mitra was suffering from sleep apnea and was vulnerable to a heart attack.
Pleading before the court, Mitra said that he was being pressured by CBI sleuths to give a voice record.
The CBI had urged the court on December 16 to allow them to record Mitra's voice for corroborating some digital documents that they had come across. But the court had rejected the plea.
The court directed the authorities to provide medical assistance to Mitra if required.
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