Delhi police quiz men on cash trail trajectory

The Delhi Police today questioned several men suspected to have been linked to the money trail in a bribery case in which AIADMK (Amma) party leader T T V Dhinakaran has been arrested.
A day after bringing Dhinakaran from Delhi and conducting searches at his residence here, the Crime Branch police personnel also grilled some others who allegedly had knowledge about the money transaction, police sources said.
Dhinakaran was arrested on April 25 in Delhi following four days of questioning for allegedly attempting to bribe an unidentified EC official to get the undivided AIADMK's 'two leaves' election symbol for his faction.

The police had earlier arrested Sukesh Chandrasekar, who had allegedly struck a deal for Rs 50 crore to help the AIADMK (Amma) faction keep the two leaves symbol, and seized Rs 1.30 crore from him.
A Delhi court granted five days police custody of Dhinakaran following which he was brought here.
The Delhi police after questioning the suspects asked some of them to appear again at the Central Government Office Complex, 'Rajaji Bhawan,' at Besant Nagar here, they said declining to provide more information.

Besides, the police team visited various areas, including Adambakkam and Kolapakkam here, to question some persons, whose identity had not been disclosed.

Sources said evidence was being gathered to sequence the Chennai-Delhi money trail, its alleged link to Dhinakaran, how cash was routed through alleged hawala operators including Faisal and Naresh. The latter was arrested today.
Besides the physical aspect involving transfer, the source of the money, proof for cash transfer, and related transactions were being looked into.
With the arrest of Naresh, it was now only about "joining the dots" and the Delhi Police was trying to conclude the probe ahead of producing Dhinakaran before a court in the national capital when his five-day custody ends, the sources added.
Dhinakaran continued to be housed in the Central Government Guest House in Rajaji Bhawan and was being confronted with the "developments" in the case, police said.

The Delhi Police team declined to comment on the progress in the case.
A security blanket has been thrown around the Rajaji Bhawan complex with a posse of police personnel led by an assistant police commissioner guarding the entry points to the guest house. Journalists were not allowed entry inside.
Naresh was detained at the Delhi Airport for involvement in "illegal transfer" of money to Chandrasekhar by Dhinakaran.