Srinjoy Bose remanded to four days’ police custody

A court here on Saturday rejected the interim bail plea of Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Srinjoy Bose, arrested by CBI in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam case, and remanded him to four days police custody.

Chief Judicial Magistrate (in-charge) P Pradhan of Alipore court remanded Bose to police custody till 26 November and ordered periodic medical check-ups by a senior doctor of any government hospital.

CBI had prayed for seven days' police custody.

Bose told the court that he was a patient suffering from high blood pressure and back pain and he was unable to lie on the floor of police lock-up.

Bose’s counsel Ashok Mukherjee pleaded that the accused was suffering from ailments like diabetes, hypertension, spondylosis and had also undergone a bariatric surgery.

He prayed that the accused by sent to state-run SSKM hospital for medical examination in support of his claims and also an interim bail.