Hassan requests to leave courtroom
After his requests to defend himself were denied, Muzzammil Hassan requested to leave the courtroom, as he threatened to do earlier Thursday afternoon .
Aleena Hassan, the young woman who is being claimed by a couple from Varkala to be their daughter Sunitha, was taken in custody by the Varkala police on Wednesday after she was discharged from the Government Mental Health Centre at Kuthiravattom here where she was undergoing treatment for the last few days.