Bengaluru, Sep 23: Chaitra Kundapura and six accused in the sensational BJP MLA cash-for-ticket scam were sent to judicial custody till October 6 by the Third Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Bengaluru on Saturday.
The accused would be lodged in the Bengaluru Central Jail in Parappana Agrahara on the outskirts of the city.
Kundapura and others were produced before the court as their police custody was about to end on Saturday.
The court had also given directions to the Public Prosecutors to file objections for the bail petition of accused Ramesh, Channa Naik and Dhanraj and adjourned the matter to September 26.
Abhinava Halashri Swami, another accused in the scam is still being questioned by the special team.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda had said that the Special Wing CCB sleuths, who are investigating the ticket scam, have seized Rs 2 crore worth of valuables, gold jewellery, and Rs 76 lakh in cash from accused Kundapura.
Dayananda stated that Rs 56 lakh in cash was seized from the mutt of the arrested seer Abhinava Halashri. After carrying out further investigations Rs 20 lakh was seized from a person connected to the seer.
The police have arrested eight people and notices have been issued to four persons to appear for questioning in connection with the case. (IANS)
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