Chennai High Court has granted conditional bail to DMK MLA Ithayavarman, who was arrested in the Tiruporur shooting incident case.
The DMK MLA of Thiruporur constituency was arrested for opening fire in broad day light in the middle of a road using an unlicensed pistol. One of the bullets fired hit a passer-by.
The police had registered a case and raids conducted at his premises led to the seizure of several guns and ammunitions.
Following the dismissal of the bail pleas of by the Kanchipuram court, the 11 accused including Idhayavarman had filed a petition at the Chennai High Court seeking bail.
When the case came up for hearing before Judge Satish Kumar yesterday, public prosecutor Natarajan appearing for the police, said that Idhayavarman shot with a gun for which the license had expired.
He also said that more than 50 rounds of ammunition had been recovered from Idhayavarman’s possession and that an investigation was underway into whether the DMK MLA had links with extremist organizations.
However, when the petition came up for hearing again today, 11 accused along with the Thiruporur DMK MLA were granted conditional bail.
The DMK MLA has been asked to donate ₹ 3 lakh to the Adayar Cancer Institute, Chennai. The 11 arrested persons have been granted personal bail of Rs 10,000 each.