V. Dhivaharan, brother of Sasikala, former aide to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who was arrested near Ariamangalam in Tiruchi city on Thursday night, was produced before Nidamangalam Magistrate Sellapandiyan at his house in Valangaiman early on Friday. He has been remanded to police custody till February 16. He was taken to Tiruchi Central Prison and lodged there.
Dhivaharan, who had been absconding since January 21, was wanted in a case relating to demolition of a house at Rishiyur in Nidamangalam taluk. Kasthuri, wife of Balasubramanian of Rishiyur, had lodged a complaint with the police that her house was demolished by seven persons and some officials allegedly at the behest of Dhivaharan on November 28, 2011.
Sivasankaran, driver of the bulldozer used for the demolition has already been arrested. Cases have been registered against seven persons, including Dhivaharan, under six sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Eravanan in judicial custody
Special Correspondent from Chennai writes:
M.R.P. Eravanan, a close relative of Sasikala, was on Friday remanded in judicial custody by M. Balasubramanian, Judicial Magistrate, Alandur, in an alleged cheating case.
R. Krishnamurthy of Tirupur filed a complaint with Chennai City Police Commissioner J.K. Tripathy last week stating that Eravanan had cheated him of Rs. 1 crore after promising to get him quarrying contracts. When he asked Eravanan to return the money, the latter, along with two men, threatened him. A case was registered by the Central Crime Branch.
A CCB team, which went to Coimbatore on Thursday brought Eravanan to Chennai late on Thursday. On Friday morning, he was brought to the Combined Court Premises in Alandur, where the Magistrate remanded him in judicial custody. He was taken back to the Puzhal jail.
The CCB filed a petition before the Magistrate seeking police custody of Eravanan for 5 days. The petition would be taken up on Monday.
