The Hindu·2 min read·medium
BJP councillor R. Sugathan suffers fresh setback as KAAPA advisory board upholds six-month detention
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The Hindu Bureau
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The KAAPA advisory board has upheld a six-month preventive detention for BJP councillor R. Sugathan, who faces 19 criminal charges including attempted murder. His continued incarceration threatens his position as a councillor and complicates the political stability of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.
R. Sugathan, a BJP councillor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation in Kerala, has suffered another major setback after the KAAPA advisory board upheld his six-month preventive detention under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA).
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