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A couple, Jaibalaji and Kalavathi, were arrested by Madurai City Police connected Thursday connected charges of cheating and transgression intimidation of a real-estate promotor, S. Seetharaman (72) successful 2023.
Based connected the ailment lodged successful October 2025, Central Crime Branch of Madurai City Police arrested them and sent to judicial custody.
According to Seetharaman, Jaibalaji had called him implicit telephone and asked him to allot 2 plots measuring 5,187 quadrate feet successful Ponmeni, successful August 2023.
The promotor had released an advertisement successful a paper astir selling houses successful the layout.
However, Jaibalaji, who claimed that helium was adjacent with erstwhile Madurai Mayor Indrani’s hubby Ponvasanth and asked him to merchantability 2 plots astatine a complaint fixed by the accused.
When the promotor claimed that helium was lone selling built houses and not plots, helium told him that helium could assistance him successful getting underground drainage and drinking h2o facilities for the caller layout.
Besides, Jaibalaji threatened Seetharaman that if helium failed to heed to his demand, helium could springiness his concern batch of trouble.
The realtor registered 2 plots successful Jaibalaji’s wife, Kalavathi’s sanction successful September 2024. However, Jaibalaji did not support his committedness of getting him the said facilities for the caller layout.
Meanwhile, aft Ponvasanth was dismissed from the party, helium had insisted to fulfil his promise.
However, Jaibalaji had reportedly threatened him with dire consequences.
