BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj remanded to judicial custody in rowdy-sheeter's murder case

Bengaluru: Former minister and BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj on Saturday remanded to judicial custody in connection with the murder of rowdy-sheeter Biklu Shivu.

A special court passed the order after his custody period ended and was later shifted to Parappana Agrahara Central Prison.

During the hearing, the court sought information about his health condition. Basavaraj also filed a plea seeking permission for home-cooked food in jail.

Referring to the High Court’s directions, the court rejected the request for home food and ordered that he be sent to judicial custody in accordance with prison rules.

On February 12, BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj was arrested by CID upon his arrival at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru after the Supreme Court denied him anticipatory bail in the Biklu Shiva murder case.