The Kothamangalam First Class Judicial Magistrate Court on Tuesday extended the interim bail of Congress leaders arrested in connection with a protest held at Kothamangalam town with the body of a woman trampled to death at Kanjiraveli in Idukki district on Monday.
Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA, and Ernakulam District Congress Committee president Mohammed Shiyas, who were arrested by the Ernakulam rural police and presented at the magistrate’s house in the morning hours of Tuesday, were granted interim bail. Later, their case was taken up in the open court in the afternoon.
The police reportedly presented extensive evidence, including videos, against the leaders to back up their plea for their custody. After the hearing, the court extended the interim bail and posted the case for Wednesday.
