Madani remanded in police custody till August 26

Bangalore, August 18: PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani has been remanded in police custody till August 26 by a magistrate here in connection with the 2008 Bangalore serial blast case.

After his arrest in Kollam by Karnataka Police, Madani was flown in here Tuesday night and produced before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Venkatesh R Hulagi at his residence.

The court granted custody on conditions that he be allowed to perform all religious rituals during Ramzan and avail all medical facilities any time he so desires.

The magistrate also came out of his residence and spoke to Madani, who has lost one of his legs in a bomb blast, in the car in which he was seated.

–Agencies