Madurai police arrested an independent councilor from the Madurai district who had joined the DMK on charges of real estate fraud.
Jayachandran, 34, an independent councilor of Madurai Corporation’s 62nd Ward, Arasaradi Othakadai area, who recently joined the DMK, was lodged in Madurai Jail on February 28 in a real estate fraud case.
During his interrogation, it was discovered that he attempted to fraudulently sell the lands of the Madurai Azhagar temple. Currently, a complaint has been filed in this regard.
Real Estate Fraud
Subramaniam, 64, hails from Surya Nagar, Madurai. He has paid Jayachandran ₹10.14 lakhs in installments to purchase flats in Madurai’s Poigaikaraipatti and Kidaaripatti areas. However, the accused Jayachandran did not buy Subramaniam any flat or returned the money. Subramaniam, realising he had been deceived, filed a complaint with Madurai Police Commissioner Narendra Nair. Subsequently, Jayachandran was arrested by SS Colony police and lodged in Madurai Jail.
Further investigation by the police revealed that Jayachandran attempted to sell Azhagar temple land fraudulently.
Winning Councilor Election Independently And Joining DMK
During the councilor elections after DMK assumed power, Jayachandran had expressed his desire to contest the municipal elections of Madurai on behalf of DMK. He was not given a seat because there were criminal charges against him. However, Jayachandran ran as an independent candidate against DMK candidate Velmurugan and won the 62nd ward councilor election in Madurai.
A complaint was filed against him for allegedly paying up to ₹1,000 for the vote during the elections.
After winning the election, he attempted to join the DMK in order to protect his real estate business and avoid lawsuits. But the local DMK leaders were unwilling to accept him into the DMK.
However, on the initiative of another DMK councilor, he met Chief Minister Stalin in Chennai and joined the DMK.
While there are already numerous fraud complaints against him in various police stations, a new complaint has been filed alleging that he attempted to fraudulently sell the lands of the Kal Azhagar temple.
(With inputs from Dinamalar)
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