May 26 2017 : The Times of India (Chennai)
Court asks Trichy police to file case against ex-
minister
Trichy:
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A judicial magistrate court in Trichy directed city police to file a case against former electricity minister Natham R Viswanathan and three others for threatening a Trichy-based businessman to part with Rs 50 lakh in connection with an agreement to set up solar panels.The court issued the direction to police based on a complaint from S Loganathan, 54, on May 23. According to an affidavit filed by his counsel, Natham Viswanathan and his alleged associates, V Kamaraj from Tirunelveli, Arun Vijaya Kumar from Chennai and Thottam Baskar from Dindigul, threatened him and his wife on several occasions.
In 2015, Kamaraj had allegedly introduced himself as an associate of Viswanathan and struck a deal with Loganathan to arrange for solar panels in Paiyur village in Iluppur taluk in Pudukkottai district. Loganathan said that he had spent `50 lakh to collect the documents from the land owners but found that Kamaraj and the others had directly met the land owners and struck a deal.
Loganathan then asked for the money he spent to be returned. However, he alleged that Kamaraj and the others, at the behest of Viswanathan, threatened him with dire consequences if he did not pay `50 lakh.
Loganathan had lodged complaints with KK Nagar police in Trichy in February 2017 but no action was taken.Eventually , he moved a petition before the JM II court in Trichy on May 4 seeking direction to the police to file a case.
Trichy city police said that they would take appropriate action after consulting with their legal advisors.
In 2015, Kamaraj had allegedly introduced himself as an associate of Viswanathan and struck a deal with Loganathan to arrange for solar panels in Paiyur village in Iluppur taluk in Pudukkottai district. Loganathan said that he had spent `50 lakh to collect the documents from the land owners but found that Kamaraj and the others had directly met the land owners and struck a deal.
Loganathan then asked for the money he spent to be returned. However, he alleged that Kamaraj and the others, at the behest of Viswanathan, threatened him with dire consequences if he did not pay `50 lakh.
Loganathan had lodged complaints with KK Nagar police in Trichy in February 2017 but no action was taken.Eventually , he moved a petition before the JM II court in Trichy on May 4 seeking direction to the police to file a case.
Trichy city police said that they would take appropriate action after consulting with their legal advisors.
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