Monday, February 21 2005 19:13 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Chennai: Kanchi Seer Jayendra Saraswathi today (Feb 21, 2005) filed a petition in the Madras High Court, seeking anticipatory bail apprehending arrest in connection with an allegation made by Ravi Subramaniam, accused-turned-approver in the Sankararaman murder case, against two advocates.

Ravi Subramaniam had filed a petition in the Kancheepuram Magistrate court on February 10 seeking police protection stating that Revathi and Nazeera Banu, the defence counsel for Kanchi Mutt, had approached him at the sub-jail there on February 1, 3 and 9 to persuade him to turn hostile in the case, by offering money.

He had also alleged that they had threatened him.