NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JAN 5
Former AIADMK minister K T Rajenthra Bhalaji, who was in hiding in a money laundering case, was arrested by the personal police in Hassan area of Karnataka.
Rajenthra Bhalaji filed a petition in the Chennai High Court seeking bail before the police could arrest him in the case. The High Court dismissed the petition on December 17. Following this, the police rushed to arrest Rajenthra Balaji.
The police have arrested Rajenthra Bhalaji in Hassan district of Karnataka after being wanted for three weeks. Eight special forces were formed to arrest him. His bank account has already been disabled and issued a look-out notice.
Six special forces were formed under the leadership of Virudhunagar District Crime Branch Inspector Ganesh Das. Later, two additional forces were formed. The cybercrime police were constantly monitoring the cell phone numbers of about 600 people, including Rajenthra Bhalaji’s relatives, close associates and frequent contacts. Several special forces were set up to arrest Rajenthra Bhalaji. The search had gone on for more than 20 days in states including Karnataka and Kerala.
Meanwhile, Rajenthra Bhalaji, who was travelling in a car on the road in Bangalore, Hassan area of Karnataka, was rounded up by the personal police. Rajenthra Balaji is currently under arrest by the personal police in Karnataka.
He had held the portfolio of Milk and Dairy Development, has been accused of having collected huge sums from several persons promising them jobs at Aavin. In a specific case, S. Ravindran, a Sattur resident, alleged that he had given Rs 30 lakh to him through the then AIADMK functionary, Vijayan Nallathambi, and a party worker, Mariappan, for placing his relative at Aavin between November 2020 and February 2021.
Nallathambi filed a complaint, claiming that he had given around Rs 1.60 crore to him through his assistants, Baburaj, Balaraman and Muthupandi, for getting jobs for different persons.
