Dharmapuram adheenam blackmailing case: Court rejects bail pleas of three accused
New Indian ExpressMAYILADUTHURAI: The District and Sessions Court in Mayiladuthurai on Tuesday dismissed the bail petitions of three people who were arrested on charges of attempting to extort money from the Dharmapuram adheenam mutt seer by threatening to release “obscene" audio and video clips. The bail petitions, filed by three of the four accused, were dismissed individually by District and Sessions Court Judge R Rajavel. According to sources, Vinoth kept ringing up the seer's brother and assistant, Viruthagiri, and threatened him saying that he was in possession of “obscene” clips of the mutt head. While Srinivas argued that he was implicated purely based on Vinoth's confession, the public prosecutor cited Supreme Court guidelines saying the statement needs to be investigated for its veracity.