NIA files Charge-sheet in RC-06/2016/NIA/DLI, Ramalingam Murder Case
Today (2nd August, 2019) NIA filed a charge-sheet u/s 120B, 341, 294(b), 302, 212 and 153A(1)(b) of IPC and sec. 16(1)(a), 18, 18-B, 19 and 20 of the UA (P) Act, against 18 accused persons namely, Mohamed Asarudeen (A-1), aged 26, Mohamed Riyas (A-2), aged 27, Nijam Ali (A-3), aged 33, Sarbudeen (A-4), aged 61, Mohamed Rizwan (A-5), aged 23, Mohamed Thoufik (A-6), aged 25, Mohamed Farvees (A-7), aged 26, Thowheeth Batcha (A-8), aged 26, Mohammed Ibrahim (A-9), aged 50, all residents of Thanjavur district; Mohamed Hasan Kuthous (A-10), aged 32, resident of Karaikal, Puducherry; Rahman Sadiq (A-11), aged 39, Mohammad Ali Jinna (A-12), aged 34, Abdul Majith (A-13), aged 37, Bhurkhanudeen (A-14), aged 28, Shahul Hameed (A-15), aged 27, Nafeel Hasan (A-16), aged 28, Mohamed Faruk (A-17), aged 47, Myden Ahamed Shali (A-18), aged 50, all residents of Thanjavur district, in case RC-06/2019/NIA/DLI before the Special NIA Court Chennai.
Case pertains to the lethal attack and killing of Ramalingam, native of Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu on 5th February, 2019 by accused persons who are all activists/ leaders of PFI/SDPI for interfering in their religious propagation activity at Pakku Vinayagam Thopu village in Thiruvidaimarudur, on 5th February, 2019 morning. This case was originally registered as FIR No. 17/2019 at Thiruvidaimaruthur Police Station, Thanjavur district on 6th February, 2019. Investigation was taken over by NIA from Tamil Nadu Police on 25th April, 2019.
Accused persons viz. A-1 to A-10 besides A-17 and A-18 have been arrested and are in judicial custody, while A-11 to A-16 are absconding, ever since the incident. Investigation is continuing.