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Two under-trials and premier accused successful the erstwhile Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s Kodanad property dacoity and execution case, K.V. Sayan and ‘Walayar’ Manoj were acquitted by the Additional Mahila Court Judge successful Udhagamandalam connected Friday (November 28, 2025) successful a 2019 case of intimidating a witness.
According to the duo’s lawyers – Thambi Nihas and David Kamal – some Sayan and Manoj had been booked by the constabulary for allegedly threatening a witnesser successful the Kodanad dacoity and execution case. “The lawsuit was falsely registered against them some by the constabulary who wanted them to beryllium detained nether the Goondas Act,” claimed Mr. Nihas portion interacting with journalists extracurricular the Combined Court Complex successful Udhagamandalam connected Friday.
The 2 men were charged by the constabulary connected February 1, 2019, nether sections 447 (Criminal trespass), 506(i) (criminal intimidation) and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Women Harassment Act. During the clip of filing the complaint sheet, the constabulary had altered the charges against them and had dropped the lawsuit for transgression trespass.
Due to a deficiency of grounds produced by the police, the Additional Mahila Court Judge successful Ooty, S. Sozhiya, acquitted some men of the charges. Sayan and Manoj are inactive nether proceedings successful the main Kodanad dacoityand execution case.
