Salem court fines ex-MLA, his wife for land encroachment
A Salem court has fined former DMDK MLA R. Mohanraj and his wife, M. Unnamalai, ₹15,000 each for a land encroachment case dating back to 2011. The couple was found guilty of damaging a compound wall to occupy a parcel of land.
Why it matters
The ruling serves as a legal precedent for property rights enforcement and accountability for public figures involved in land disputes.
A court in Salem on Thursday fined a former DMDK MLA and his wife for land encroachment. R. Mohanraj (72) is a resident of Alagapuram who served as DMDK MLA from Salem II constituency between 2011 and 2016. His wife is M. Unnamalai (69). According to the prosecution, they damaged the compound wall of a parcel of land and encroached upon it in 2011. Based on a complaint from the land owner, Rajamanickam, the Alagapuram police booked Mohanraj and Unnamalai.
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