Attack on teacher: Case dismissed

Update: This case (C.C.No 4195/2015) was dismissed by the Metropolitan Magistrate Court Saidapet on 15/09/2015, acquitting Arulanandhu and others involved in this case. The prosecution preferred a criminal appeal (Crl.A. No. 223/2015) against the acquittal order before the Additional City Civil Court, Chennai. Additional City Civil Court also dismissed the appeal on 05/06/2017 and the judgment passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Saidapet on 15/09/2015 was confirmed.
CHENNAI: Police on Wednesday arrested Rich India Ltd managing director D Arulanandhu's brother Sebastian, 33, and his friend Mohideen Abdul Khader, 31, from a hideout in the city for the November 20 attack on a physical education teacher at Loyola Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
Police had arrested Arulanandhu in Trichy on Sunday night for leading a group of people that assaulted S Basker Raj. Arulanandhu, his brother and employees of Rich India thrashed Basker Raj with belts and chairs, alleging that he had beaten up the son of the businessman, a Class 8 student of the school.
Police probing the case are still in possession of a fleet of super luxury vehicles, by high-end carmakers like Bentley, Mercedes Benz and Jaguar, that they seized from Arulanandhu's residence and office.
Police said Arulanandhu, a school dropout, has vast assets. "He owns palatial houses and a large amount of land," an officer said.
Investigators are yet to ascertain the source of Arulanandhu's wealth, but believe some of it could have come from the 'magnetic bed' scam police busted in Trichy in 2003. Police said Arulanandhu was part of a multi-level marketing company that marketed 'magnetic beds', claiming it effectively relieved body pain. Police had a medical laboratory carry out tests on the beds that proved the claims were false, but Arulanandhu got off in that case and arrived in Chennai in 2004.
Police said Arulanandhu now has various business interests, including real estate.
"His employees are secretive and have not divulged much as yet," the officer said. "Some of them believe that Arulanandhu, who used to cruise around the city in his posh vehicles, may have been undone by his ostentatious ways."
Soon after the attack on Baskar Raj, Arulanandhu and his wife vanished from their bungalow in Kodambakkam. His associates admitted his son to Sri Ramachadra Medical Centre and his brother Sebastian, who was also involved in the attack, went underground.
Police teams raided Arulanandhu's house and seized various documents as well as the luxury cars, which investigators said were used by the assailants. The police department transferred senior officers, deputy commissioner of police P Pakalavan and assistant commissioner of police R Vijaya Raghavan for failing to take prompt action against Arulanandhu.
Arulanandhu, now in Puzhal Central Prison, has filed for bail.