A court grants anticipatory bail to Anto Augustine in cases linked to the “Messi row” and related allegations involving the Chief Minister’s second marriage. Augustine moves the bail application, saying he expects an imminent arrest following investigative actions connected to the matter.
Multiple accounts describe that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the Messi row conducts search operations at locations linked to Augustine and his brothers. In one report, the court reserves its order on his anticipatory bail plea, indicating the decision process is ongoing at that stage. Other coverage states the anticipatory bail is granted, which would provide him protection from arrest for a period subject to the court’s terms.
Across the outlets provided, the focus remains on the same procedural steps—Augustine’s anticipatory bail application, the SIT searches, and the court’s handling of the plea—rather than on disputed underlying claims. Differences lie mainly in the timing of the court’s decision, with one report describing the order as reserved while another says bail is granted.
