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CHENNAI: Even as a special court in Bengaluru has reserved its verdict on the auction of the late Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa’s seized valuables, such as gold, diamonds and silverware, the original petitioner in the case has written to the TN vigilance directorate to submit other seized items not yet deposited with a Bengaluru special court.
In December 1996, the DVAC had seized 29 different types of items from Jayalalithaa’s Poes Garden residence in Chennai. Of this, only 30 kg of valuables – gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls, and other multi-coloured stones – were later transferred to the special court in Bengaluru after the Supreme Court shifted the trial to Karnataka.
The remaining 28 types of items are yet to be surrendered to the Bengaluru court. They include 11,344 sarees, gold pen, gold belt (Ottiyanam), gold mango, 91 wristwatches and one gold watch, 700 kgs of silver, 298 pieces of furniture, 750 chappals, 44 air-conditioners, Rs 1.6 lakh in cash and about 400 other household items.
T Narasimha Murthy, who had moved the Bengaluru court for the auction of all seized items, wrote to the TN directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC) on July 3. “Ideally, all the seized items in disproportionate assets cases should be surrendered in the court before the trial begins so that the accused can confirm that the items belong to them. However, in this case, for nearly 27 years, several items are still in the DVAC’s custody,” Murthy told TOI.
He said hardcore fans of Jayalalithaa and her party men might be interested in buying her seized personal items through public auctions. “The governments are wasting an opportunity,” he said. He has urged DVAC to produce all items since the court is slated to deliver its verdict on July 12.
In December 1996, the DVAC had seized 29 different types of items from Jayalalithaa’s Poes Garden residence in Chennai. Of this, only 30 kg of valuables – gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls, and other multi-coloured stones – were later transferred to the special court in Bengaluru after the Supreme Court shifted the trial to Karnataka.
The remaining 28 types of items are yet to be surrendered to the Bengaluru court. They include 11,344 sarees, gold pen, gold belt (Ottiyanam), gold mango, 91 wristwatches and one gold watch, 700 kgs of silver, 298 pieces of furniture, 750 chappals, 44 air-conditioners, Rs 1.6 lakh in cash and about 400 other household items.
T Narasimha Murthy, who had moved the Bengaluru court for the auction of all seized items, wrote to the TN directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC) on July 3. “Ideally, all the seized items in disproportionate assets cases should be surrendered in the court before the trial begins so that the accused can confirm that the items belong to them. However, in this case, for nearly 27 years, several items are still in the DVAC’s custody,” Murthy told TOI.
He said hardcore fans of Jayalalithaa and her party men might be interested in buying her seized personal items through public auctions. “The governments are wasting an opportunity,” he said. He has urged DVAC to produce all items since the court is slated to deliver its verdict on July 12.
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