TENKASI: BJP councillor of Shengottai municipality and two others were arrested on Thursday for allegedly smuggling gutka products worth Rs 10 lakh from Kerala to Tamil Nadu.
Apart from the councillor K Shenbagarajan, the two others were identified by the police as M Ajay Sathish (24) and J Kirubakaran (35), residents of Thoothukudi district.
“Police personnel intensified their vehicle inspection at Puliyarai check post after they received a tip-off. They checked a mini truck on suspicion and found nearly 1,263 kg of gutka products of different varieties worth Rs 10 lakh, inside the vehicle,” said sources. Further probe is on.