Madras High Court to Police: Don’t arrest son, brother of O Panneerselvam till April 13

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Monday directed police not to arrest till April 13, the son and brother of former chief minister O Panneerselvam, in a rioting case related to the RK Nagar Assembly by-poll campaigning.

Justice S Baskaran gave the interim direction when the anticipatory bail petitions of OP Ravindranath Kumar, son of Panneerselvam, and his uncle O Raja, came up on Monday.

The judge then posted the matter to April 13 for further hearing. The two had moved the petitions apprehending arrest in connection with the rioting and criminal intimidation case registered against them.