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Court Defers Bail for School Fraud Suspect Until Nov 2

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi remains in custody after a special court deferred his bail to Nov 2.
Central Crime Branch sought five days police custody to interrogate Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in the Rs 100-crore private school fraud.
Mahesh’s counsel alleges inadequate food, denied medicines, constant lights and CCTV surveillance violate his basic rights.
Opposition leader Udhayanidhi Stalin visited Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi at Puzhal prison for a second time on Thursday.

History

In 1997, after the CBI’s charge sheet in the INR9.4 billion Bihar fodder scam, former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav was placed in judicial custody, a move later examined by the Supreme Court. Today, Tamil Nadu minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi faces a five-day police custody request, with opposition leader Udhayanidhi Stalin visiting him, echoing the long-standing clash between anti-corruption probes and politicians’ rights claims.

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In 1997, after the CBI’s charge sheet in the INR9.4 billion Bihar fodder scam, former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav was placed in judicial custody, a move later examined by the Supreme Court. Today, Tamil Nadu minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi faces a five-day police custody request, with opposition leader Udhayanidhi Stalin visiting him, echoing the long-standing clash between anti-corruption probes and politicians’ rights claims.

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