A special court in Mumbai has rejected the interim bail plea filed by DHFL promoter Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj, arrested in connection with the Yes Bank scam, and sent them to judicial custody. As the CBI custody of the Wadhawan brothers ended yesterday, they were produced before the court, which sent them to judicial custody.

The Wadhawans’ lawyer argued that they are susceptible to contracting coronavirus infection due to their health issues. He added that Right to health is one of the integral aspects of right to life. Therefore, they should be granted interim bail. The court, however, refused to grant any interim relief to them.

The duo was arrested last month from a Mahabaleshwar- based quarantine facility, nearly 50 days after the CBI booked them in a case of alleged bribery also involving former Yes Bank CEO Rana Kapoor. The Wadhawan brothers were named accused in the CBI FIR pertaining to alleged swindling of money by Kapoor and others. Besides the CBI, the duo was also being probed separately by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Yes Bank scam.