CHENNAI: While the bail petition moved by former Tamil Nadu school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi is slated for hearing before a special court for corruption cases, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) police have filed an application seeking his custody for five days.Mahesh was arrested on Monday in connection with the Rs 100crore private schools recognition cheating case hours after the Madras high court refused anticipatory bail to him.The bail application moved by Mahesh is listed for hearing before special judge L S Sathyamurthy on Thursday.In its petition, the CCB stated that they needed to question him about his alleged links with absconding former DMK MLA Muthukumar, the identities of those from whom money was allegedly collected and the amounts involved, the possible involvement of other intermediaries, and the money transactions related to the case.In his bail petition, Mahesh submitted that there was no allegation or material to show that he would abscond, tamper with the evidence, influence witnesses or otherwise interfere with or hamper the investigation.
