FIR filed against DMK chief Karunanidhi

An FIR has been filed against Karunanidhi for alleged irregularities in construction of a bridge.

Published on: Jan 6, 2006, 10:21:00 IST

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An FIR has been filed against former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi for alleged irregularities in construction of a bridge which collapsed during heavy rains in November last year in Karur district.

The FIR was filed in the last week of December 2005, police said on Thursday, adding it was filed in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Karur, about 350-kilometres from Chennai.

The New Aamravati bridge was practically washed away during the heavy rains in November last.

The FIR, filed under section 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and IPC sections 408 and 409 (criminal breach of trust) read with 120B (conspiracy), also names former Chief Secretary CS Nambiar, former Municipal Administration secretary Malathi and Abdul Rahman, Managing Director of city-based East Coast Consultant and Infrastructure Limited.

The Crime Branch-CID police, which is handling the case, also raided premises of some of those allegedly involved in the case and seized some documents, police said.

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