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Court convicts Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa in 18-year-old corruption case
Saturday, 27 September 2014 09:36 AM
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has been found guilty by a Special Court in Bangalore in the 18-year-old Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case against her.
Court to pronounce quantum of sentence at 3 pm.
The judgement will have huge ramifications on the state polity and her government.
Earlier during the day, police lathicharged AIADMK workers as they protested outside the court.
The Bangalore city police had promulgated prohibitory orders under section 144 of Cr.PC as a precautionary measure ahead of the court delivering its verdict.
The other accused in the case is Jayalalithaa's disowned foster son V N Sudhakaran.
Special Court Judge Michael Dicunha delivered the verdict at the makeshift court created at Bangalore central prison at Parappana Agrahara on the outskirts of Bangalore city, which has been provided with multi-layer security cover.
The case was transferred to Bangalore's Special Court in 2003 by the Supreme Court on a petition filed by DMK leader K Anbazhagan who had expressed doubts over conduct of fair trail in Tamil Nadu as Jayalalithaa ruled the state then.
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