Kanchi seers acquitted in Sankararaman murder case

A Puducherry court Wednesday acquitted all the 24 accused in the high-profile Sankararaman murder case in which two seers of Kanchipuram Sankara Mutt, Jayendra Saraswathi and Vijayendra Saraswathi, are the prime accused.

The judgment was delivered by Puducherry Principal District and Sessions Judge C.S. Murugan in the trial that spread over nine years.

Speaking to reporters, counsel for the two seers said the conspiracy charge against them has not been proved.