Karuna’s daughter discharged in cheating case

DMK president M Karunanidhi’s elder daughter S Selvi was on Wednesday discharged from a four-year old cheating case by the Madras High Court.

Justice C T Selvam allowed the discharge plea after Selvi’s senior counsel P Kumaresan submitted that there were grave inconsistencies in the allegations levelled against his client by the complainant.

A case was filed against Selvi and her son-in-law Jothimani on a complaint by the owner of a property that the accused had allegedly entered into a deal for the purchase of his 2.94 acre land in Nerkundram here in 2007 for Rs 5.14 crore but paid only Rs two crore. 

When he went to Selvi’s house demanding the balance amount on September 11, 2011, he was threatened.