Fmr DMK minister`s son denied anticipatory bail

A number of land grabbing complaints have been lodged with police in recent weeks after the Jayalalithaa government ordered a crack-down on such incidents.

Salem: A CJM court has rejected anticipatory bail plea of former DMK Minister Veerapandi
Arumugam`s son, who apprehended arrest in a land grabbing case.

Veerapandi Arumugam`s son, A Raja has moved the Chief Judicial Magistrate court seeking anticipatory bail after police registered a case, accusing him of grabbing three acres
of land at Jagiramapalayam by forging documents.

Dismissing the petition, Chief Judicial Magistrate A Baskar yesterday said the case was in a preliminary stage and the petitioner (Raja) might tamper with evidence if he was
granted bail.

Raja had moved the court despite the complainant Muthukumar, withdrawing his police complaint within 24 hours of filing it on July 6.

After the district crime branch police registered a case, Muthukumar met DIG (Salem range) Venkatraman and requested that the case be withdrawn, saying the parties concerned had
agreed for an out of court settlement.

A number of land grabbing complaints have been lodged with police in recent weeks after the Jayalalithaa government ordered a crack-down on such incidents. Cases have been filed
against several local level DMK functionaries in various districts across the state.

PTI

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