LIFE Mission bribery case: Trial court dismisses M Sivasankar's interim bail plea

KOCHI: A special Enforcement Directorate court has dismissed the interim bail plea filed by M Sivasankar, the first accused in the LIFE Mission bribery case. Sivasankar, who was remanded in a corruption case, filed the bail application on the grounds of medical treatment.

All along, the ED had been strongly opposing Sivasankar's bail and briefed the court that all arrangements are in place for his medical needs at the state-run Medical College hospital. With the ED taking a strong position, the trial court refused interim bail for Sivasankar.

The court also dismissed the petition filed by Unitac owner and seventh accused Santhosh Eapen seeking relaxation in bail conditions. In his bail application filed in the Supreme Court, Sivasankar said that he had nothing to do with the Vadakkencherry LIFE Mission project. In the Supreme Court, a bench comprising Justice V Ramasubramaniam and Justice Pankaj Mittal is considering the petition.