3 Lokka case accused in CB-CID custody

Coimbatore: Chief judicial magistrate (in-charge) P Srikumar on Wednesday granted police custody of three people arrested in connection with the death of a man suspected to be Sri Lankan kingpin Maddumage Lasantha Chandana Perera alias Angoda Lokka for three days.
The crime branch-CID had submitted a petition on Friday seeking custody of Amani Thanji, 27, from Colombo, Sivakami Sundari, 36, from Madurai and S Dyaneswaran, 32, of Erode, for seven days. They were arrested for hiding the identity of Lokka and fabricating documents to obtain an Aadhaar card for him in the name of Pradeep Sigh.
Thanji, who was lodged in Chennai’s Puzhal prison, Dyaneswaran from the Perundari sub-jail and Sivakami from the Coimbatore Central Jail were produced before the court. Pointing out that police had recovered three hospital receipts from Lokka’s house and Rs 1.40 lakh from Dyaneswaran’s house, the prosecution sought police custody.
The magistrate granted custody and directed CB-CID personnel to produce the accused before the court on August 15.
The personnel took the trio to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for health check-up before taking them into custody.