Gegong Apang's Bail Plea Rejected

Guwahati, Sep 10 : The bail application of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gegong Apang, who was arrested for alleged involvement in a Rs 1000 crore Public Distribution System (PDS) scam, was rejected by a local court and he was sent to judicial custody in Assam's Lakhimpur district on Thursday, officials said.

Lakhimpur district special sessions judge Pradip Khataniar remanded Apang to judicial custody till September 23.

The court also directed Apang to be provided with proper medical facilities and be produced on that date.

On August 24, former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Gegong Apang was arrested by Special Investigation Cell (SIC) in alleged connection with the multi-crore PDS scam in Itanagar and produced before the court in Lakhimpur.

He was remanded seven days police custody by court and booked under section 120(B), 420, 488 and 409 of IPC.