Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 5 (IANS) Former Kerala Minister Antony Raju has been disqualified as a Member of the Legislative Assembly following his conviction in a case of material evidence tampering. The conviction was delivered on Saturday by the Nedumangad Judicial First Class Magistrate Court.Raju, who represented the Thiruvananthapuram constituency as an LDF MLA, stands disqualified under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and in accordance with established Supreme Co…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Former Kerala Minister and ruling Left Front legislator Antony Raju has suffered a major legal and political setback after the Nedumangad Judicial First Class Magistrate Court on Saturday sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment in the ‘thondimuthal’ (material evidence) tampering case. Raju is a serving MLA of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress, an LDF member.Earlier in the day, he was found guilty and the sentence was delivered in the evening.However, the court …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) In a dramatic turn of events, a local court in suburban Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday convicted Kerala’s Left Front legislator and former Transport Minister Antony Raju in the infamous “underwear evidence tampering” case, bringing to an end a legal saga that has spanned more than three and a half decades.The charges proven against the accused carry punishments ranging from ten years’ imprisonment to life imprisonment. The prosecution has requested that sente…
Thiruvananthapuram Jan 2 (IANS) Saturday marks a crucial moment for Kerala’s Left Front legislator and former Transport Minister Antony Raju, as a trial court in the state capital is set to deliver its verdict in the notorious underwear evidence tampering case, bringing to a close a legal saga that has stretched over three-and-a-half decades.The verdict comes nearly a year after the Supreme Court in November 2024 set aside a Kerala High Court order that had quashed the criminal proceedings aga…