Former AIADMK Minister MR Vijayabhaskar Arrested By CB-CID In 'Land Grab' Case

Condemning the arrest of MR Vijayabhaskar, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami claimed that the arrest was made with the sole intention of seeking revenge for Senthil Balaji's arrest.

MR Vijayabhaskar served as the Transport Minister during the AIADMK regime. 

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Former Minister MR Vijayabhaskar was arrested from Kerala in connection with a land grab case on Tuesday. The case pertains to the illegal registration of 22 acres of land in Karur, belonging to a person named Prakash, using forged documents. 

According to ANI, Peechi Police said, "Tamil Nadu CB-CID Police has arrested former Tamil Nadu transport minister MR Vijayabhaskar from Thrissur allegedly in connection with a land scam. He was staying in a rented house at Peechi police station limit in Thrissur, Kerala."

After being on the run for several days, Vijayabhaskar was apprehended in Kerala. Earlier, his bail petitions had been rejected twice by courts prior to his arrest. The Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) police had formed five special teams to track and apprehend him, according to a report on ABP Nadu.

During the operation, Vijayabhaskar and his cousin Praveen were surrounded and arrested by the police. Currently, steps are being taken to bring them back to Tamil Nadu for further investigation, as per the report.

On May 11, Prakash, a businessman based in Karur, filed a complaint, accusing a former minister and seven others of illegally encroaching upon a property covering 22 acres valued at Rs 100 crore, using forged documents. Subsequently, the Karur town police registered a case against the seven persons in June.

Meanwhile, MR Vijayabhaskar served as the Transport Minister during the AIADMK regime. 

Edappadi Palaniswami Condemns Arrest Of MR Vijayabhaskar 

Condemning the arrest, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said, "AIADMK Karur District Secretary, former minister, excellent field worker who has been contributing to the association at various levels, MR Vijayabhaskar, has been arrested as per media reports. I strongly condemn the DMK government for this arrest."

He claimed that the arrest was made with the sole intention of seeking revenge for Senthil Balaji's arrest. He said that MR Vijayabhaskar would face all false cases filed by DMK government legally.

கரூர் மாவட்டக் கழகச் செயலாளர், முன்னாள் அமைச்சர், பல்வேறு நிலைகளில் கழகத்திற்கு பங்காற்றி வரும் சிறந்த களப்பணியாளர் திரு. @OfficeOfminMRV அவர்களை கைது செய்துள்ளதாக ஊடகங்களில் செய்திகள் வந்துள்ளன,இந்த கைதிற்கு விடியா திமுக அரசுக்கு எனது கடும் கண்டனம்.

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