CHENNAI: A habeas corpus writ plea has been filed in the Madras High Court by Maria Deepak (22) of Perambur for a direction to the police to restore his wife Vidya Rani, daughter of slain forest brigand Veerappan, from his wife Muthulakshmi.A division bench comprising Justice C Nagappan and Justice M Sathyanarayanan, before which the petition came up on an earlier occasion, had directed the police to produce Rani in the court on Wednesday. She is likely to be produced before the bench on Wednesday.In his petition, Deepak said he was in love with Rani, when he was studying in Loyola College, for more than two years. At that time, Rani was studying in Women’s Christian College. He married her on March 30, 2011, and it was registered at the Sub-Registrar’s Office in Kodambakkam on April 23.On August 25, Muthulakshmi took Rani for a function at the samadhi of Veerappan at Macheri in Salem district, the petition said. Thereafter, Rani’s whereabouts were unknown. Alleging that Muthulakshmi wanted to break their inter-caste marriage and was keeping Rani in her illegal custody, Deepak has filed the petition.When Express contacted Muthulakshmi, she refused to comment saying it was a personal issue. “Already we have been mentally affected by this. Please don’t blow this up as it will affect my daughter’s mind further,” she said, adding that Rani was back and “there is no need to rake up the issue again”.
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