Indian SC orders arrest of Sahara

The Indian Supreme Court has ordered his arrest following his failure to appear before it in a contempt case after two of his companies failed to refund Rs 20,000 crore to investors. "We issue non-bailable warrants of arrest qua Subrata Roy Sahara, alleged contemnor. He shall be arrested and produced before this Court on March 4, 2014 at 2pm," a bench comprising justices KS Radhakriahnan and JS Khehar said on Wednesday, Indian TV channel NDTV reported. It rejected Roy's plea to exempt him from personal appearance because of his his 92-year-old mother's failing health. "The arms of this court are very long. Yesterday only we had refused your plea for exemption from personal appearance. “We will issue the non bailable warrant. This is the Supreme Court of the land," the bench observed when senior advocate Rama Jethmalani sought to explain the reasons for his non-appearance. In 2012, Subrata Roy, Chairman of the Indian business conglomerate, visited Bangladesh and had struck a deal with the government to invest in building modern housing estates for people belonging to the low-income group, according to a news agency.