Kerala HC allows KAAPA accused BJP councillor R. Sugathan to take oath in Viyyur jail
The Kerala High Court has granted permission for a BJP councillor, currently under preventive detention, to take his oath of office inside Viyyur Central Prison. The councillor was previously unable to attend the ceremony due to his detention under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities Act.
The Kerala High Court on Monday (July 13, 2026) allowed R. Sugathan, councillor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation who is under six-month preventive detention under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA), to take his oath of office inside the Viyyur Central Prison in Thrissur on Tuesday (July 14, 2026.)
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