Bishop detained under Goondas Act

Chennai, Feb 27 (UNI) Self-styled Bishop Anandraj, who allegedly cheated several contractors to the tune of several crores of rupees, was today detained under the Goondas Act.

Acting on complaints from the contractors, the Bishop who runs a church near porur, was arrested and questioned by police.

Investigations revealed that he had cheated the contractors, from the southern states, by promising to build houses for the poor.

After the police interrogation, he was lodged in the Puzhal prison.

The Bishop had collected more than Rs 10 crore from the contractors.

Following complaints from the contractors in Chennai, Mamallapuram and Ramanathapuram, several cases had been registered against Anandraj.

UNI