Jayalalithaa's self-proclaimed 'son' to be jailed

In what could be seen as a warning to deter those who make fake claims, the Madras HC ordered that Erode resident Krishnamurthy be jailed, days after he proclaimed to be late jayalalithaa's 'son'

Justice R Mahadevan of the Madras high court ordered the arrest of a man who claimed to be late J Jayalalithaa's son. After perusing the report filed by the Inspector general of police, Crime branch, the judge said that Krishnamurthy, who had petitioned the court to acknowledge him as Jayalalithaa's son had cheated the court and forged documents.

"He has not only cheated the court but has also prepared forged documents," Justice Mahadevan said while directing the police to take appropriate action against him in accordance with law. Krishnamurthy had claimed to be the son of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa and Telugu actor Shoban Babu. He had produced documents of adoption to support his claims and photographs that clearly looked photoshopped to the court.

While pulling him up for wasting the court's time, Justice Mahadevan, during the previous hearing had asked for all documents to be verified. The report on the same was submitted in a sealed cover on Monday by the crime branch following which the judge ordered that the petitioner be arrested.

Krishnamurthy, a resident of Erode had claimed to be the biological son of Jayalalithaa and staked claim to her properties. He had petitioned the high court to recognise him as the legal heir of the former AIADMK chief.

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