Wednesday, December 22 2004 16:38 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Kancheepuram: The special team investigating the Sankararaman murder case, interrogated Appu, one of the key accused, for the third day today (Dec 22, 2004).

He will be produced before the judicial magistrate in Kancheepuram this evening, police said.

The first class judicial Magistrate court in Kancheepuram on Dec 20 ordered three days police custody for Appu, who was arrested on December 19, following a request by the investigation team.

The court allowed Appu to meet his lawyer everyday in the evening in police custody.

The Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, arrested on November 11,has been cited as the prime accused in the murder.

Meanwhile, the team also questioned officials of three nationalised banks in Chennai, with regard to the accounts and transactions of the Kanchi Mutt.