Court rejects Viva Group MD, director’s plea for home food

A sessions court on Friday denied home food claimed on medical grounds by Viva Group MD Mehul Thakur and Director Madan Chaturvedi in custody in the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank fraud. Thakur in his plea said that he suffered from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with anxiety and mild depression and needed counselling on alternate days with medication. Chaturvedi stated he had Blood Pressure and Cholesterol.

The court while dealing with Thakur’s application said that the fact regarding his medical issues was not brought to its attention either by the prosecution or the defence during prolonged remand hearings.