Waylaying of Keralam CM’s vehicle: police granted custody of Chenthi Anil

Chenthi Anil in police custody. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court here on Tuesday (September 1) granted the Sreekaryam police custody of former Thiruvananthapuram District Congress Committee (DCC) member Chenthi Anil for a day until 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday. The order was issued in the case involving alleged waylaying of Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s convoy and misbehaviour with him.The court accepted the prosecution’s argument that the accused needed to be questioned to determine the involvement of other people in the alleged conspiracy to obstruct and insult the Chief Minister.The prosecution also pointed out that Mr. Anil had six other pending cases against him, and accused him of maintaining links with anti-social elements.The investigators also intended to collect and examine the accused’s voice sample. The visual footage of the incident contained audio, and police want to establish whether the voice heard in the recordings belongs to Mr. Anil.He was produced before the court in line with its order issued a day ago. He will be produced before the court again after the custody period ends. The accused has also filed a bail application, which is also expected to be considered after he is produced. Published - September 01, 2026 07:54 pm IST