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By K.T. Sangameswaran
CHENNAI, FEB. 1. With the filing of the chargesheet in the Kanchi Sankararaman murder case, the special investigation team (SIT) is now pursuing the matter relating to alleged irregularities with regard to the accounts of various trusts, which the police say, are "attached to the Kanchi Sankara Mutt." Police sources told The Hindu that several irregularities in the bank accounts came to light when the SIT was investigating the murder of Sankararaman, manager of the Sri Varadarajaperumal Temple at Kancheepuram. However, the defence counsel has told the court that the transactions referred to by the police have nothing to do with the murder case. According to the police, huge amounts were put in different accounts standing in the names of the Mutt, trusts and endowments. Also, money was withdrawn from various accounts. Funds received through endowments were used for non-religious purposes and no proper accounts were maintained for receipts and withdrawals. The police cite half-a-dozen transactions of different trusts. For instance, in a transaction between a trust and a property builder, Rs. 50 lakhs was received by one of the trustees as advance for the sale of land. There was no corresponding entry in the accounts books maintained by the trust. From another trust account, Rs. 12 lakhs was received by a person cited as an accused in the murder case. The amount, it was stated, was for funding the 70th birthday celebrations of the senior Acharya, but no proper receipts or vouchers were produced by the Mutt. Another Rs. 5 lakhs was received by a person, who was also allegedly involved in the murder case, from a trust account after signing a voucher, a senior police officer says. The SIT is to file the chargesheet soon in the case relating to the attack on S. Radhakrishnan of Mandaveli in September 2002 in the Saidapet Court. About 40 witnesses have been examined in the case. Earlier, the police had planned to file the chargesheet in January.
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