Palani land case: Sixth accused surrenders
The sixth suspect in a fraudulent land registration case involving Palani math property has surrendered to the CB-CID police. Several other individuals, including a suspended Sub-Registrar, have been arrested and remanded in judicial custody as the investigation continues.
Why it matters
This case highlights ongoing efforts to combat corruption and illegal land grabbing involving religious institutions in India.
The sixth accused in the case pertaining to the fraudulent registration of Palani math land, Jeyaprakash, said to be a document writer, surrendered before the CB-CID police, who are investigating the case, in Dindigul on Friday.
His anticipatory bail petition had been dismissed by the Madras High Court Bench in Madurai. The police had conducted a search at the residence of Jeyaprakash at Oddanchatram, and questioned his family members on Thursday.
Meanwhile, suspended Sub-Registrar Justin Manikandan Subramanian, one of the accused in the case, was on Friday remanded in judicial custody till August 21.
The CB-CID police had on Thursday arrested Justin Manikandan Subramanian in Kodaikanal after the High Court Bench dismissed his anticipatory bail petition on Wednesday. He was found hiding in a house in the hill station.
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