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Jayalalithaa, Sasikala’s driver quizzed in Kodanad case

A native of Tiruvarur district, Gunasekaran had also worked as a driver for VK Sasikala. He was summoned to PRS Grounds in Coimbatore for questioning.

DT NEXT Bureau

COIMBATORE: A special team of police on Thursday quizzed late chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s car driver Gunasekaran in connection with Kodanad murder-cum-heist case. Another driver Kanagaraj from Attur in Salem, a prime accused in the Kodanad case, had died in a road mishap in 2017. A native of Tiruvarur district, Gunasekaran had also worked as a driver for VK Sasikala. He was summoned to PRS Grounds in Coimbatore for questioning. A gang broke into the Kodanad estate bungalow of former chief minister Jayalalithaa following her demise and looted valuables after murdering the security guard on April 23, 2017.

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