SC extends Sahara chief's parole by one week

New Delhi, Sept 16: The Supreme Court on Friday extended, by one week, the parole of Sahara chief Subrata Roy till September 23. Roy’s parole, last extended on July 11, was to expire on Friday. The bench headed by Chief Justice T.S. Thakur extended the interim arrangement of granting him parole while recording a statement that a sum of Rs 300 crore, as ordered earlier by the court, was deposited. The apex court’s order said that the statement by Sahara was not disputed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) counsel Arvind Datar. (IANS)