<p> Karnataka High Court today directed police investigating the murder of a small screen artiste to file a report on the alleged illegal detention of a person after treating a telegram sent to it as a habeas corpus plea.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ramaiah, father-in-law of the artiste, Hemashri, had sent a telegram to the court stating that her second son Jayagopal has been illegally detained by police in connection with her murder and had not been produced before court.<br /><br />Surendrababu, a realtor and husband of Hemashri is the main accused in the case and has been in judicial custody since October 20.<br /><br />When the matter came up,a Division bench headed by Justice D V Shylendra Kumar directed the jurisdictional police to file an affidavit on November seven.<br /><br />The Special Public Prosecutor H S Chandramouli told the court that Jayagopal had not been illegally detained or arrested and submitted that he would file his objections on November 7.<br />On Oct 20, a local court had remanded Surendra Babu to 14 days judicial custody for allegedly murdering Hemashri.<br /><br />Babu was arrested on October 10 in the wake of a complaint by the father of the actress, who died under mysterious circumstances. </p>
<p> Karnataka High Court today directed police investigating the murder of a small screen artiste to file a report on the alleged illegal detention of a person after treating a telegram sent to it as a habeas corpus plea.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ramaiah, father-in-law of the artiste, Hemashri, had sent a telegram to the court stating that her second son Jayagopal has been illegally detained by police in connection with her murder and had not been produced before court.<br /><br />Surendrababu, a realtor and husband of Hemashri is the main accused in the case and has been in judicial custody since October 20.<br /><br />When the matter came up,a Division bench headed by Justice D V Shylendra Kumar directed the jurisdictional police to file an affidavit on November seven.<br /><br />The Special Public Prosecutor H S Chandramouli told the court that Jayagopal had not been illegally detained or arrested and submitted that he would file his objections on November 7.<br />On Oct 20, a local court had remanded Surendra Babu to 14 days judicial custody for allegedly murdering Hemashri.<br /><br />Babu was arrested on October 10 in the wake of a complaint by the father of the actress, who died under mysterious circumstances. </p>