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Top cop, 15 others charged for Dinakaran attack
Published on Tue, Aug 07, 2007 at 11:47, Updated on Sun, Aug 12, 2007 at 17:05 in India section
Tags: DMK, Karunanidhi , New Delhi
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New Delhi: The CBI on Monday chargesheeted 16 people including a Deputy Superintendent of Police in connection with the attack on the office of Tamil daily Dinakaran in May.
While DSP V Rajaram has been charged with dereliction of duty, others have been charged with various offences including murder and rioting.
Two computer engineers and a security person of Dinakaran were killed when a group of persons attacked the daily's office and set it on fire.
The attack was triggered by a controversial opinion poll in the paper. Dinakaran is owned by Karunanidhi's grand nephew Kalanidhi Maran and the incident culminated in the resignation of Dayanidhi Maran from the Union Cabinet later.
Though the state police had initially charged 19 persons, the CBI dropped charges against four persons.
One of the accused, Kattuvasi, was absconding, the CBI said.
The agency cited 86 government witnesses and 46 pieces of documentary evidence in support of their charges.
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