Bangalore, Oct 20 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa arrived here on Thursday morning to appear before a trial court in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
Bangalore had unprecedented security cover with over 1500 security personnel deployed across the city for Jayalalithaa's visit. Section 144 has also been imposed across the city.
Meanwhile, only Jayalalithaa's lawyers will be allowed inside the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison due to security concerns. She will record her statement before the special trial court located inside the Bangalore Central Jail.
Jayalalithaa's court appearance comes after the Supreme Court dismissed her plea not to appear before the court personally.
Her lawyers have been seeking exemption from personal appearance for security reasons. The Supreme Court first refused that request a few weeks ago, stating it was a "tactic by the accused to delay proceedings."
The court then asked the Karnataka government to ensure that special protection is organized for Jayalalithaa's hearing.
The trial of the disproportionate assets case, allegedly involving accumulation of assets worth over Rs 66 crore by Jayalalithaa when she was chief minister between 1991 and 1996, was shifted earlier to Bangalore by the apex court on her fears that she might be denied a fair trial in Tamil Nadu due to state's erstwhile DMK government. The AIADMK chief had accused DMK of implicating her in false cases. (ANI)
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