MADURAI: The principal district court in Tuticorin on Tuesday acquitted DMK MLA and former minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan and six of his family members in a disproportionate assets case registered nearly 20 years ago.Judge S Subadevi acquitted all seven accused after holding that the prosecution had failed to establish the charges with sufficient evidence.Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) registered the case in 2006, alleging that Radhakrishnan accumulated assets disproportionate to his known sources of income while serving as a minister in the AIADMK govt between 2001 and 2006.The prosecution alleged that he and his family members possessed disproportionate assets worth approximately Rs 2.08 crore.
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During the trial, the prosecution examined 79 witnesses and submitted 312 documents. The defence examined six witnesses and produced 74 documents.Defence counsel Selvakumar said the accused had maintained proper financial accounts to substantiate their sources of income.Radhakrishnan, now representing Tiruchendur constituency, was with AIADMK when the case was registered. He joined DMK in 2009.The acquittal also comes amid separate money-laundering proceedings initiated by Enforcement Directorate in connection with the same assets case.
