Pal, who was arrested by the CBI for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore Rose Valley chit fund scam, was today produced before the Special Chief Judicial Magistrate court, designated as the CBI court, after the expiry of his three-day remand.
He was remanded to CBI custody for three days on December 31.
Special Judge PK Mishra admitted CBI's petition and extended Pal's remand by three days against the investigating agency's appeal for a four-day extension.
Therefore, the agency could not extract facts from him, the CBI counsel contended.
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his health and spent most of the time at Capital Hospital where he had to be taken twice, the CBI counsel told the court.
He added that the actor-turned-politician was arrested for his alleged links with Rose Valley Group which cheated the people to the tune of about Rs 17,000 crore in different states, including Odisha and West Bengal.
Meanwhile, Pal's daughter Sohini Pal appeared before the CBI here for the second consecutive day.
CBI sources said she was quizzed on the designation she had held in Rose Valley Group and monetary transactions by her during her tenure in the company.
Tapas Pal, while working as a director of Rose Valley Group in 2010, had allegedly appointed his wife, daughter and niece in different positions.
He was arrested from Kolkata by the CBI on December 30 and brought to Bhubaneswar on December 31.