Raju's custody extended

The XIV additional chief metropolitan magistrate today extended till August 5 the judicial custody of Satyam Computer Services’ founder B Ramalinga Raju and others charged in the Satyam scam.

Raju, his brother and former managing director Rama Raju, former chief financial officer Srinivas Vadlamani, PriceWaterhouse auditors S Gopalakrishnan and T Srinivas, and ex-Satyam employees G Ramakrishna, D Venkatapathi Raju and Ch Srisailam, who are lodged at the Chanchalguda jail here, were brought to the court today. Another accused in the case, Suryanarayana Raju, who got anticipatory bail, also appeared before the court.

The magistrate extended the judicial remand, which ended today, by 14 days.