Cuddalore Collector V. Anbuselvan on Monday ordered detention of K. Saminathan, a history-sheeter, under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Goondas and Video Pirates Act. The accused had several criminal cases pending against him in various police stations in the district.
Saminathan, hailing from Chidambaram, was recently arrested by the Annamalai Nagar police in an attempt to murder case and lodged in the Cuddalore Central Prison. Based on the recommendations of Superintendent of Police M. Sree Abhinav, Collector V. Anbuselvan ordered his detention under the Goondas Act. The orders were served on him in the Cuddalore Central Prison.