Madras HC orders arrest of man claiming to be Jayalalithaa's son

DN Bureau

The judge said that Krishnamurthy who had petitioned the court to acknowledge him as Jayalalithaa's son, had cheated the court and forged the documents.

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa (File Photo)
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa (File Photo)


Chennai: Justice R. Mahadevan of the Madras High Court today ordered the arrest of J. Krishnamoorthy, who has claimed to be former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa and Telugu actor Shoban Babu's son.


After going through reports filed by the state Crime Branch, the judge said that Krishnamurthy who had petitioned the court to acknowledge him as Jayalalithaa's son, had cheated the court and forged the documents.

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A outside view of Madras High Court


He had produced documents of adoption to support his claims and photographs that clearly looked photoshopped to the court.


While pulling him up for wasting the court's time, Justice Mahadevan, asked him to submit verified documents.

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The report on the same was submitted in a sealed cover today by the Crime Branch, following which the judge ordered that the petitioner be arrested.(ANI)
 










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