Kancheepuram don’s brother Senthil arrested

A senior Enforcement Directorate official told DTNext that ED initiated an investigation against Sridhar Dhanapal and his associates after Tamil Nadu police filed 38 FIRs against the gang under various provisions of IPC, Indian Arms Act, the Explosives Act and the Tamil Nadu Public Property (prevention of damages) Act. 

Subsequent to the investigation, ED attached five properties worth Rs 6.19 crore in the name of Sridhar Dhanapal, 68 properties to the tune of Rs 24.62 crore in the name of his wife, 11 properties to the tune of Rs 25.65 crore in the name of his daughter and 40 properties to the tune of Rs 23.30 crores in the name of his brother Senthil. “Our probe revealed that Senthil, with his full knowledge, participated in the criminal activities and amassed as many as 40 properties using the crime proceeds,” the official said. 

Following investigation, ED issued a look our circular S Kumari, wife of Sridhar Dhanapal and she was summoned for interrogation when she landed in India. “She has given a statement that all the properties in her name were acquired with the full knowledge of her husband Sridhar Dhanapal and his brother Senthil Dhanapal,” the official said. During interrogation, Senthil Dhanapal has told the ED officials that he only acted on the instructions of his brother and purchased the properties with the money given to him by his elder brother Sridhar Dhanapal.