Chennai Apr 21 PTI A police team on Thursday held enquiries with expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala a close aide of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa over the 2017 heist and murder case at the Kodanadu bungalow in the Nilgiris Jayalalithaa used the property as a retreat and post her death in December 2016 some articles went missing and the watchman there was found murdered after thieves allegedly broke into itOn Thursday a team of officials under R Sudhakar IG West Zone held enquiries with Sasikala at her residence here and she assured full cooperation in the investigation police sources saidShe was asked about her last visit to the property the documents and cash that were maintained there and if she had met late Jayalalithaas driver Kanagaraj who died in an accident earlier among others they saidShe described the 2017 incident as very unfortunate and wanted stringent punishment against those involved the sources added PTI NVM SA SA SA SS SS
Coimbatore Apr 18 PTI Close on the heels of questioning former AIADMK MLA V C Arukutty two days ago the special investigation team probing the Kodanadu heist-cum-murder case on Monday interrogated the partys Amma Peravai functionary Anubhav Ravi here Ravi is the Coimbatore district joint secretary of the Amma Peravai The key accused in the case Kanagaraj who died in an accident four days after the incident at Kodanadu Estate in Nilgiris district where the security guard Om Bahadur was murdered on April 24 2017 had reportedly made his last phone call to Ravi Based on this the team led by West Zone IG R Sudhakar interrogated Ravi for more than three hours police said Former legislator Arukutty was similarly interrogated on April 15 over the case The estate belonged to former chief minister J Jayalalithaa Ten persons were arrested and are facing trial in Kotagiri Court and nearly 200 people have been questioned in this case PTI NVM HDA HDA
Coimbatore Dec 22 PTI The Special Investigating Team SIT probing into the Kodanadu heist and murder case on Wednesday interrogated Vivek Jayaraman a close relative of late former Chief Minister Jayalalithas close aide Sasikala police said The team has already questioned more than 30 people including the manager of Kodanadu Estate in Nilgiris district The estate served as a retreat for Jayalalithaa where a watchman was murdered and a few documents reportedly stolen in 2017 The interrogation of Sasikalas kin for nearly three hours was part of the investigaton as he was said to have close connection with Kodanadu estate So far K V Sayan the prime accused in the case Natraj the estate manager and policemen who were on duty at the checkposts when the accused escaped after committing the offence have been quizzed The police teams have taken up the task to quiz more witnesses besides estate workers and other suspects It emerged during the probe that Jayalalithaas former driver C Kanagaraj and Sayan had allegedly plotted the crime A total of 10 people were arrested in the case and a charge sheet was also filed PTI NVM NVG NVG
Chennai Congress Legislature Party CLP leader in Tamilnadu Assembly Selvaperunthagai has said that his party will introduce a calling attention motion on Kodanadu issue in Tamilnadu assembly on MondayHe said there is a tense situation in Tamilnadu on the Kodanadu issue and there is mystery surrounding the murders which has been continuously debated in the State in the last two daysSo under rule 55 of Tamilnadu Assembly Rules Congress party will move a calling attention motion on Kodanad issue in the Assembly on MondayThe AIADMK alleged that the ruling party was politicising the Kodanadu murder case probe with ulterior motiveThey are trying to include me and a few others in the murder case Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami alleged after meeting the GovernorChief Minister M K Stalin has however denied the charges and said fair probe is being conducted as per court order
Chennai A day after an AIADMK delegation led by party coordinator O Panneerselvam and joint coordinator Edappadi K Palaniswami called on Governor Banwarilal Purohit and submitted a memorandum alleging vendetta politics corruption and collection by the DMK there are speculations in political circles that the Governor might seek an explanation from the governmentThe AIADMK alleged that the ruling party was politicising the Kodanadu murder case probe with ulterior motiveThey are trying to include me and a few others in the murder case Palaniswami alleged after meeting the GovernorNo court has ordered a reinvestigation Palaniswami said and accused the DMK government of acting in favour of criminalsThis is something that has to be overseen by law and is at the last phase of investigation
Chidambaram Tamilnadu Congress Committee president K S Alagiri today said that AIADMK joint coordinator and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Edappadi K Palaniswami should face the Kodanadu issue legallySpeaking to mediapersons after garlanding the statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 77th birth anniversary in Chidambaram Alagiri said there is nothing wrong in making people from all castes as priestsHe further said State Finance Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan has clearly mentioned that the Union government has not cleared the funds that are to be given to the State government
Chennai After years the Kodanadu case is back to create ripples in Tamilnadu politicsTamilnadu Leader of Opposition former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday accused the M K Stalin-led DMK government of trying to frame him in the sensational murder caseThe AIADMK led by Palaniswami walked out of the Assembly and staged a sit-in saying the government is trying to implicate Palaniswami and others in the case by reopening the investigationPalaniswami and several other partys top brass leaders held demonstrations outside the Assembly on Wednesday claiming that Stalin-led DMK government was intent on political vendettaThe heist that was reported in the middle of the night and the deaths and accidents involving some of the accused reported thereafter had raised suspicions among the general public the CM pointed out
Chennai The Kodanadu heist and murder case of 2017 today triggered heat in the Tamilnadu Assembly culminating in the walk out by the main opposition AIADMK members who later staged a protest leading to their eviction from the HouseProtesting this the AIADMK announced that they would boycott the house proceedings for two daystoday and tomorrowProtesting against the eviction AIADMK allies the PMK and the BJP staged a walk outAfter the Speaker ordered their eviction the AIADMK members staged a sit-in dharna outside the Assembly premises and shouted slogans denouncing the DMK government for foisting cases against the AIADMK men in the case and acting in an undemocratic mannerLater talking to newspersons Panneerselvam condemned the act of the DMK regime and said the AIADMK would be boycotting the Assembly proceedings for two days
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