Police book case against four BJP functionaries for cheating Arani unit chief
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The accused allegedly acquired ₹50 lakh for getting a celebration ticket to the complainant
A case has been registered against four BJP functionaries in Pondy Bazaar Police Station for allegedly cheating a businessman from Tiruvannamalai district after receiving ₹50 lakh on the promise of getting him a seat within the Assembly elections. The police have launched a search for the four accused.
After preliminary investigation, the police registered an FIR against Narothaman, 35, his father Chitti Babu, 65, from Telangana and Vijayaraman, 50, and Siva Balaji from Vyasarpadi. They have been booked beneath Sections- 294(b) (Uttering obscene phrases), 406(Punishment for legal breach of belief), 506(Punishment for legal intimidation) and 420(Cheating) of IPC.
The complainant Bhuvanesh Kumar is BJP Arani city president and a businessman. He alleged that Vijayaraman had launched him to Narothaman, who claimed to be the PA of a Union Minister. He and his father demanded ₹1 crore in money for getting occasion ticket both for himself or his cousin. He gave ₹50 lakh money as advance at a resort in T. Nagar on March 12 earlier than the BJP introduced the checklist of its candidates. He was speculated to pay the remainder of the quantity after his candidature was introduced.
When his identify was not within the checklist, Bhuvnesh Kumar contacted Narothaman who advised him that he or his cousin might contest from Tiruvannamalai. But their names by no means appeared within the checklist formally launched by the occasion. The accused did not get the seat as promised and delayed returning the fee, the complainant alleged.
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