Overview

• NIA teams searched locations across Dindigul and Tenkasi on Wednesday to pursue leads on absconding suspects, according to an official statement.
• Investigators arrested Imthathullah, proprietor of Ambur Biryani Hotels in Kodaikanal, for allegedly harbouring proclaimed offenders since 2021.
• Officials said incriminating documents and digital devices were seized during the operations.
• Ramalingam, a PMK worker, was killed on February 5, 2019 in Thanjavur, allegedly by PFI members, and the NIA filed a chargesheet against 18 accused in August 2019.
• Two proclaimed offenders, Abdul Majeed and Shahul Hameed, were arrested on January 25, 2025, while Mohammed Ali Jinna remains at large with a Rs 5 lakh reward, alongside Burhanudeen and Nafeel Hasan; a similarly named accused, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, was arrested in November 2024 for harbouring.