CHENNAI: A sessions court in the city directed the State to monitor the health of notorious gangster Nagendran, who is the first accused in BSP leader K Armstrong's murder case, and file a report on a day-to-day basis.
The principal sessions court, in Chennai, heard Armstrong’s murder case, on Friday. All the accused arrested in this case were produced before the court, while Nagendran was produced through video conference as he is undergoing treatment at Christian Medical College (CMC) hospital in Vellore.
Recording his appearance, the court directed the Vellore prison authority to monitor his health status and file a report before the court daily.
The court also directed the district legal services authority to aid the accused who couldn’t engage an advocate to present their case. The court extended the judicial custody of the accused till February 21 and adjourned the matter.
A gang attacked Armstrong on July 6, 2024, with deadly weapons, near his under-construction house site at Perambur. The brutal murder of a national party leader at a public place sent shock waves among political parties and triggered allegations of lapses in the law and order of the State. Later, the police narrowed down the accused and arrested 28 of them.
It may be noted that the Madras High Court recently dismissed the plea of Nagendran's wife seeking to transfer her husband to Chennai for medical treatment in a private hospital citing no improvement in his health.