Santhan, former convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination, dies

Chennai: Santhan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who was later freed by the Supreme Court, died here on Wednesday following a cardiac arrest, a government official said.

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Santhan alias T Suthendiraraja (55), a Sri Lankan national, was one of the seven persons set free by the Supreme Court in 2022 after they served over 20 years of jail term in connection with the killing of the former prime minister in Sriperumbudur near here in 1991.

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E Theranirajan, Dean of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital where Santhan was undergoing treatment for liver failure, said he died at 7.50 am.

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