CHENNAI: Two people, including a former BJP functionary, were arrested by the Central Crime Branch of Avadi for allegedly forging documents and grabbing property worth lakhs from a woman near Ponneri in Tiruvallur.
The police said, in separate incidents, the history-sheeter ‘Milagapodi’ KR Venkatesan allegedly forged documents and grabbed lands from many people by threatening them with a pistol. The land value is estimated to be more than Rs 18 crore.
The police recovered the guns and ammunition from him. Better known as KRV, he was a functionary of state BJP but was removed from the post and now is a party member. There are more than 40 cases against him. The other arrested person is M Srinivasan.