Chennai. A lawyer, who was also a witness in the bribery case for ‘two leaves’ election symbol, allegedly committed suicide at his house in Chennai. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested 31-year-old lawyer B. Gopinath was summoned on Friday for questioning in the bribery case.
AMMK leader T.T.V. Dinakaran was arrested in the bribery case.
It is said that Gopinath was called for investigation by the ED and was listed as a witness in the bribery case.
According to the police, the family members found Gopinath restless after being summoned by the ED. Later on Wednesday, he was found dead in a room of his residence.
The Two Leaf Bribery case is about Dinakaran bribing Election Commission officials to pay a thug Sukesh Chandrasekhar to secure the AIADMK’s election symbol ‘Two Patata’ for his group.
Chandrasekhar and Dinakaran were arrested in 2017.
The ED had recently questioned Chandrashekhar, lodged in Tihar Jail, and thereafter summons were issued to Gopinath and Dinakaran.
Meanwhile, Dinakaran said he would appear before the ED on Friday.
—AnyTV News
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