Tamil Nadu: Man who shared morphed image of former AIADMK minister Kadambur Raju gets bail

MADURAI: The Madras high court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to a man who allegedly shared a morphed image of former AIADMK minister and Kovilpatti MLA Kadambur C Raju in social media claiming that he was dead.
Justice G Chandrasekharan granted anticipatory bail to M Arulraj, who is apprehending arrest at the hands of the Kayathar police in Tuticorin district.
The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner and another person Sankar alias Sankarasubbu had posted a morphed picture of Raju on July 2.
When an AIADMK functionary noticed this post and asked the petitioner and Sankar as to why they were sharing false news, they had abused and criminally intimidated him.
Based on his complaint, police registered a case against them.
In his petition, the petitioner stated that he was not involved in any such offence as alleged by the prosecution and a false case was registered against him due to political motive.
He stated Sankar had created the and he merely forwarded it. Further, Sankar had only abused and criminally intimidated the complainant.
Stating that he would abide by any condition imposed by the court, the petitioner moved the HC Madurai bench.