Kasargod, June 29: T K Rajeesh, one of the prime accused in the murder case of Revolutionary Marxist Party leader T P Chandrasekharan, was on Thursday produced before a court in Kanhangad amidst tight security in connection with illegal trading in snake venom in April 2002.
Hosdurg First Class Magistrate Court (1) Judge V.P.M. Suresh Babu remanded Rajeesh, seventh accused in the case, in judicial custody till July 11 and was sent back to Kozhikode district jail where he has been kept under remand in connection with the murder case.
A police team from Vatakara had brought Rajeesh here on Wednesday evening and stayed overnight at the sub-jail at Chemmattamvayal in Kanhangad before he was produced before the court at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday.
The accused was brought here as per the court's order on June 19. Five persons were arrested on April 6, 2002 from a lodge in Kanhangad for possessing venom worth Rs.5 lakh. They reportedly told the police that the venom was supplied by Rajeesh.
Accordingly, a report submitted by Kanhangad Forest Range Officer K.K.P. Abdul Naser before the court named Rajeesh and two others as accused in the case.
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