Court postpones hearing of ‘Savukku’ Shankar’s bail plea
The Fourth Judicial Magistrate Court in Coimbatore on Tuesday posted to May 10 the hearing of the bail plea of ‘Savukku’ Shankar, who was arrested by the Coimbatore City Cybercrime Police on charges of making derogatory remarks against police ocers. Mr. Shankar is lodged in the Coimbatore Central Prison.
The Magistrate said that the petition led by the cybercrime police seeking custody of Mr. Shankar will be heard on May 9.
Meanwhile, court sources said that three members of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) visited the prison, along with two government doctors, to look into the allegation levelled by Mr. Shankar’s counsel, S. Gopalakrishnan, that his client was assaulted by the prison sta¥ on May 4.
Alleging that his client’s right hand was fractured by the prison sta¥, Mr. Gopalakrishnan
had lodged a petition before the Fourth Judicial Magistrate on Monday. The Magistrate forwarded the petition to the District Judge, who is also the chairman of DLSA. Based on the District Judge’s direction, three members of DLSA and two government doctors visited Mr. Shankar, sources said.
Meanwhile, Mr. Shankar’s mother led a habeas corpus petition in the Madras High Court seeking a judicial inquiry into the alleged violence unleashed against him at the Coimbatore central prison.
T. Vignesh, 28, creative head of Savukku media, led a writ to restrain the Greater Chennai Police from interfering with the functioning of the YouTube channel from its ofce in Chennai. The petitioner claimed that they were facing trouble from the police ever since Mr. Shankar expressed his intention to contest against Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin from Chepauk in the 2026 Assembly election.