The Nilgiris: 10 men including Sayaan were accused of murder and theft committed at the late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's bungalow in Kodanad, way back in 2017. The case is being heard at the District Court in Ooty and on August 30, the District Sessions Court framed charges against all the 10 accused.
The Nilgiris: 10 men including Sayaan were accused of murder and theft committed at the late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's bungalow in Kodanad, way back in 2017. The case is being heard at the District Court in Ooty and on August 30, the District Sessions Court framed charges against all the 10 accused.

At the Court hearing today, all 10 accused were asked to appear before the Court. Bijin Kutty and Udayakumar did not appear at the Court for personal reasons. Judge Vadamalai issued an arrest warrant against them and the case was adjourned to October 4.

Four months after the former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’ death, her 800-acre tea estate in Kodanad witnessed a break-in and murder in the wee hours of April 24, 2017. While Om Bahadur, the security guard at the high-profile estate was found murdered, another guard was injured in what police believed to be a robbery attempt by a ten-member gang.