© news18.comFormer AIADMK minister arrested from Bengaluru for allegedly raping a woman in 2017
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Former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Minister M Manikandan was arrested on Sunday for raping a woman in 2017, reported The Hindu. The Chennai Police arrested him from Bengaluru.
The woman had lodged a complaint against Manikandan on May 28. The former minister was booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 376 (rape), 313 (causing miscarriage without woman’s consent), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 417 (punishment for cheating), 506 (i) (criminal intimidation) and the Information Technology Act.
The police had formed two teams to arrest Manikandan, who was absconding. Earlier in June, he had moved the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail.