Chennai, V Muthukumar, a key accused in the cash-for-approvals for private schools scam, on Thursday surrendered here before the Special Court for cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The judge also adjourned to November 2, the hearing on the petition filed by the Central Crime Branch , seeking police custody of Poyyamozhi for five days. In his bail petition, Poyyamozhi submitted that he had been fully cooperating with the investigation on September 16, 17 and 18 and also responded to the police notice promptly.
Judge L S Sathiyamurthy, before whom Muthukumar surrendered, remanded him to judicial custody till November 12, 2026. The judge posted to November 2, the hearing on the bail petition filed by Poyyamozhi and another petition, seeking return of property, namely electronic gadgets, which were seized from him. Meanwhile, former DMK Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, now in the Puzhal Central Prison in the same case, has moved the special court seeking bail. He has never evaded the investigation nor attempted to abscond or obstruct the course of investigation. He also undertakes to cooperate with the investigation in future, he added. It was well settled that a mere rejection of anticipatory bail in itself was no ground for directing his arrest. There was no allegation or material to suggest that he was likely to abscond, tamper with evidence, influence witnesses or otherwise interfere with or hamper the investigation.
There was, therefore, no necessity nor justification for subjecting him to custodial interrogation.
