TUTICORIN: C Gnanaraj Jebasingh, 39, son of former AIADMK minister S T Chellapandian, was detained under Goondas Act on Thursday. He is the mastermind of the gang of seven that attacked the driver of a cashew nut laden container truck and hijacked the vehicle with Rs 1.2 crore worth cashews and the driver in the early hours of November 26.
The 39-year-old and his six accomplices waylaid the container carrying cashew for export from a factory in Kanyakumari district to Tuticorin port, from where it was to be shipped to Tokyo, Japan. The gang waylaid the driver near Pudukottai on the Tirunelveli – Tuticorin National Highway, changed the number plate of the container and hijacked it.
After a meticulous chase, the police surrounded the gang near Rasipuram in Namakkal district and recovered the container truck along with the 16.5 tonnes of cashew nuts.
Based on the report from Pudukottai inspector Ramesh, Superintendent of police for Tuticorin district S Jayakumar recommended to the district collector to detain Gnanaraj under Goondas Act.
On Thursday, district collector K Senthil Raj passed an order detaining the former minister’s son under the Goondas Act. The order copy was served to Gnanaraj who is lodged in the Palayamkottai Central Prison.
The 39-year-old and his six accomplices waylaid the container carrying cashew for export from a factory in Kanyakumari district to Tuticorin port, from where it was to be shipped to Tokyo, Japan. The gang waylaid the driver near Pudukottai on the Tirunelveli – Tuticorin National Highway, changed the number plate of the container and hijacked it.
After a meticulous chase, the police surrounded the gang near Rasipuram in Namakkal district and recovered the container truck along with the 16.5 tonnes of cashew nuts.
Based on the report from Pudukottai inspector Ramesh, Superintendent of police for Tuticorin district S Jayakumar recommended to the district collector to detain Gnanaraj under Goondas Act.
On Thursday, district collector K Senthil Raj passed an order detaining the former minister’s son under the Goondas Act. The order copy was served to Gnanaraj who is lodged in the Palayamkottai Central Prison.
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