The CBI has informed the top court that it had nothing to do with AG Perarivalan’s release.
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court today granted Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict AG Perarivalan a week’s parole for medical check-up. It has directed the Tamil Nadu government to provide police protection to him during his hospital visits.
With this, the top court has extended by a week the parole granted by the Madras High Court to Perarivalan till November 23.
The Supreme Court order followed the Central Bureau of Investigation’s submission that it had nothing to do with the release of the convict as the Tamil Nadu Governor had to take a call.
