The Supreme Court today turned down a plea by P Rajagopal, owner of the Saravana Bhavan chain of restaurants, to delay the start of a life sentence for the 2001 kidnapping and murder of an employee. Rajagopal, 72, had claimed he was unwell. A bench headed by Justice NV Ramana asked, "If he was so ill, why did he not indicate illness even for one day during hearings of his appeal?"
