Land grabbing wing inspector Kader Batcha questioned him at the office while he came to sign in at the anticipatory bail register being maintained at the assistant commissioner's office.
"Police personnel asked me whether I was rented the house bought by Venugopal Reddy, one of the accused named in the case. I replied them 'yes'." Udayanidhi told TOI, while he returned after submitting the anticipatory bail copy obtained from the XI metropolitan magistrate court in Saidapet.
Udayanidhi Stalin and his aide Rajasankar were granted anticipatory bail by the Madras high court in connection with the case registered against him in first week of December, last month. Rajasankar had already surrendered before the magistrate court in Saidapet and availed his bail order. Meanwhile, Udayanidhi Stalin approached the Madras high court and sought extension to avail the anticipatory bail, as he was away with his family for vacation.
The court allowed his petition and asked Udayanidhi Stalin to appear before the magistrate court in Saidapet before the second week in January top avail the anticipatory bail.
As per the orders, Udayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday surrendered before the XI Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Saidapet and produced the sureity before the magistrate.
Central crime branch sleuths registered a case of cheating against Udayanidhi's father, former deputy chief minister, Stalin, his son Udayanidhi, Stalin's aides Rajasankar, Srinivas, businessmen Subba Reddy and Venugopal Reddy based on the complaint of N Seshadrikumar, a businessman, of Alwarpet.
According to the complainant, NS Kumar claimed that he was forced to sell his two and-a-half ground property on Chitharanjan Salai in Teynampet for a lesser price than the market price.
Stalin had met the additional director general of police T Rajendran and submitted two separate petitions following the case registered against him and five others. He claimed the case has been foisted against him and it was a political vendetta.
Meanwhile, NS Kumar and a sub-registrar Pandi, who registered the property in the name of Venugopal Reddy from Kumar, gave statements before the magistrate separately under the Section 164 of Evidences Act, which cannot revoked by the victims during the trial of the case.
Udayanidhi Stalin will appear before the investigation officer in land grabbing cell every day at 10am from today onwards. Meanwhile, Udayanidhi's lawyers said they would approach the Madras high court to relax his bail conditions. Rajasankar has approached the high court to relax his bail conditions and he case came for hearing on Thursday.
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