MaduraiThe wife of advocate Vanchinathan, arrested on the charges of spearheading the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi, has filed a habeas corpus petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday. The petitioner A. Nandini claimed that false cases were foisted against her husband and police fabricated confession statements against him. She sought an order restraining the authorities from invoking detention under National Security Act, 1980 against her husband. The court also heard a slew of petitions filed against the police for arresting public under the National Security Act,1980. However, Additional Advocate General K.Chellapandian said Mr. Vanchinathan was arrested following the charges against him and after his plea for anticipatory bail was dismissed by the High Court Bench.
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