Three leaders of the ruling CPI-M in Tripura have been remanded to 14 days judicial custody in a case of contempt of court.
Tapas Dutta, secretary of the party's Belonia sub division, Trilokesh Sinha and Babul Chandra Nath, secretariat members of sub-divisional committee of CPI-M, surrendered before the court of Belonia Chief Judicial Magistrate Asit Debnath yesterday after which they were remanded to judicial custody.
District and Session Judge of Belonia, Ruhidas Paul had filed a case against them that they had allegedly humiliated him and also ransacked the court on September 2 last, the day of opposition-sponsored Bharat bandh.
Later, Chief Justice of Tripura High Court Deepak Gupta had visited the place and registered a suo moto case of contempt of court.
The three leaders had filed a petition for anticipatory bail in the High Court which was rejected. Later the three leaders surrendered before the CJM's court yesterday.
However, one of the leaders, Trilokesh Sinha, fell ill in the court and was admitted to Belonia hospital.
