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The Hindu
6 days ago
- The Hindu
For the first time in Tamil Nadu, economic offender detained under Goondas Act
In a first of its kind, an economic offender has been detained under Goondas Act in Tamil Nadu. Based on the recommendation of the Superintendent of Police (South Zone), Economic Offences Wing, Virudhunagar Collector N. O. Sukhaputra, has ordered detention of one S. Gangadaran of Sankarankoil who had been arrested for having cheated 239 persons to the tune of ₹12 crore. A statement said that based on complaints received from several people regarding the cheating done by Gangadaran in the guise of giving them franchise for a chain of biriyani shops, the accused was arrested on July 7. The statement added that a Government Order dated July 8, 2025, permitted officials to detain accused involved economic offences under the Goondas Act. Based on the new G.O., the detention order was issued and was served to the accused on August 3 at Madurai Central Prison where he had been lodged.
The Hindu
07-07-2025
- The Hindu
Prime accused in ₹5.50 crore biriyani shop franchise arrested in Rajapalayam
S. Gangadaran, 40, of Rajapalyam, the prime accused in a ₹5.50 crore scam on the promise giving franchise for a branded biriyani shop was arrested on Monday. Sleuths of Economic Offences Wing, led by Inspector of Police S. Nagalakshmi, arrested the resident of Rajapalayam, who hails from Tenkasi district. According to EOW Superintendent of Police K. Saravanakumar, the accused had collected ₹5.50 crore from 239 persons, both from within Tamil Nadu and outside the State, on the promise of giving them franchise for a branded biriyani shop. However, he had not fulfilled the promise. Based on the complaints of the victims, the EOW Virudhunagar unit had registered a case under the provisions of Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Act, 1997. The EOW has already arrested three persons in this connection.
