Congress leader Ananthapuri Manikandan arrested in property fraud case
The case concerns the alleged fraudulent acquisition of a house and property worth approximately ₹4.5 crore in Jawahar Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram. Police said fake documents were used to take possession of a ten-room house and 14 cents of land belonging to a US-based doctor. The property was subsequently sold using the forged papers.
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