RK Nagar bypoll: TTV Dinakaran supporter arrested for bribing voters

The Chennai police on Friday arrested a man for distributing money to voters of R K Nagar constituency. The man identified as Karunamurthy is said to belong to AIADMK Amma faction. Karunamurthy was detained for violating the model code of conduct.

The TTV Dinakaran supporter was caught red-handed while distributing money to voters while campaigning for the AIADMK Amma faction's candidate. The arrest comes days after both factions of the AIADMK filed complaints with the election commission that voters were being bribed by either party. Karunamurthy has been remanded to judicial custody till April 13.

With multiple complaints of money being used to woo voters in the constituency, the election commission has appointed a record number of five observers.

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