Monday, January 24 2005 15:05 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Kancheepuram: The judicial remand of Kanchi Mutt's Junior Pontiff, Vijayendra Saraswathi, arrested on Jan 10, in the Sankararaman murder case, was today (Jan 24, 2005) extended till February 3, by a court in Kancheepuram.

Similarly, the judicial remand of five others - Sathish, Arumugam, Arun, Devaraj and 'Dil' Pandian - who were involved in 'proxy surrender', was also extended till Feb 3, by the Judicial First Class Magistrate, G Uthamaraj.

Earlier, in the day the Magistrate had extended the judicial remand of Ravi Subramaniam, who had turned approver in the case, till the same date.

A large group of devotees had gathered at the court to see Vijayendra, who was brought from the Central Prison, for remand extension. The mood was somber.