MADURAI: Police today filed a charge sheet in a court against Durai Dayanithi, grandson of DMK supremo and former chief minister M Karunanidhi, and 14 others in a case relating to illegal granite mining in the district. Police have charged the accused with illegally mining granite worth Rs 257 crore and causing loss to the government. Police said the charge sheet runs into 5,191 pages, adding the trial would commence soon. Among the 14 persons were owners of various granite firms that included Olympus Granites in which Dayanithi and Nagarajan were partners. The VAO accused Dayanithi and Nagarajan besides others of encroaching on government land adjacent to the permitted quarrying area and causing revenue loss.

Source: Economic Times November 16, 2017 12:45 UTC