New Delhi: In a major setback to Sahara chief Subrata Roy, the Supreme Court on Friday released an order to take Roy in custody. After spending two years in jail, Roy was out on parole.
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Earlier, the Supreme Court had extended the parole of Roy tillSeptember 23, which was granted to him in May on humanitarian grounds after his mother passed away.
Sahara chief’s lawyer on Friday sought an extension of the parole granted to Roy.
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The top court, however, said, “You (Roy) are going back to jail.”
The top court earlier this month had asked the Sahara Group to come clean by disclosing its sources from where it had raised Rs 25,000 crore and paid its investors in cash, observing that it is “difficult to digest” as such a huge amount “cannot fall from the heavens.”