Tamil Nadu Director-General of Police Shankar Jiwal has ordered the transfer of the investigation into the seizure of ₹3.98 crore in cash at Tambaram in the run-up to the recent Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu, from three persons to CB-CID.
On April, 7, a flying squad and police personnel seized ₹3.98 crore from three passengers — S. Satish and S. Naveen of Agaram in Chennai and S. Perumal of Srivaikundam in Thoothukudi district — travelling on board the Chennai-Tirunelveli Nellai Superfast Express.
Satish told investigators he was an employee of a hotel owned by BJP candidate for Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Nainar Nagenthran in Chennai and claimed the money was meant for distribution to voters in Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency.