Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 19 -- A court in Wayanad on Friday denied bail to Reporter TV's managing director Anto Augustine in a case regarding alleged possession of liquor in excess of permissible limits .

The bail petition was rejected by Judicial First Class Magistrate Adheena Biju in Sultan Bathery. The court on Thursday had remanded Augustine to judicial custody till September 30 after conducting a detailed hearing.

The counsel for the excise department is expected to file a petition on Friday demanding his custody for interrogation.

The prosecution had opposed bail stating that the probe was in its preliminary stages. It also argued that Augustine, if released on bail, could influence witnesses.

Excise officials had seized around...