The Delhi Police on Saturday returned to the city with AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran and his longtime aide Mallikarjuna via Spicejet Aircraft after concluding its Chennai leg of probe in the Election Commission bribery case.
“The flight scheduled to leave from Chennai at 7.40 pm will arrive in Delhi at 10.35 pm” said a senior police official.
Dinakaran, who is accused of bribing an Election Commission official to get the AIADMK’s frozen ‘ two leaves’ symbol for his faction of the party, was arrested earlier. His longtime friend Mallikarjuna was also been taken into custody.
While Dinakaran was questioned by the Delhi Police, he confessed to have known Sukesh Chandrashekhar, the alleged middleman through which Dinakaran was planning to bribe Election Commission officials.
Dinakaran has admitted to meeting Sukesh, under the impression that he was a high court judge, police said. At the same time, he denied having paid any money to Sukesh in an attempt to obtain the AIADMK’s symbol for his camp, police said.
Police have also questioned Dinakaran’s personal assistant Janardhana in connection with the case. Sources said he has agreed to be a witness.
Mallikarjuna was arrested for allegedly facilitating the deal between Dinakaran and Sukesh Chandrasekar, Praveer Ranjan, Joint CP Crime said. SR
