Sahara moves apex court

New delhi, March 12: Sahara group on Wednesday moved the

, pointing to the "illegal" detention of its chief

in a matter involving returning investors' balance of Rs.19,000 crore that its two companies SIRECL and SHICL had collected through Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures (OFCD).

The apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, said that it will hear the matter at 2 p.m. on Wednesday after the same was mentioned by senior counsel Ram Jethmalani.

Subrata Roy was sent to judicial custody March 4 by the apex court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Kehar for his failure to place before the court an acceptable proposal for securing the investors money.

IANS