December 20, 2012

Thally MLA case transferred

The case relating to the murder of Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam district convener T. Palanisamy on July 5 this year was on Wednesday committed to a sessions court for trial.

The case was transferred to the District Sessions Court in Krishnagiri from the court of the Judicial Magistrate II.

Communist Party of India MLA from Thally T. Ramachandran, his brother T. Varadarajan, father-in-law Laghumiah and some others are among the 25 accused in the case.

All of them were brought from the Central Prison in Salem and produced before the Judicial Magistrate on Wednesday afternoon.

Ten more cases relating to threat to murder, assault and illegal granite mining against the MLA and other are pending in the Magistrate’s court.