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Pushpakumar arrested over alleged abduction
K. Pushpakumar, also known as Iniya Bharathi, was arrested by CID for an alleged 2006 abduction. This follows the recent arrest of Pillayan, who is also in remand custody.
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Pushpakumar, also known as "Iniya Bharathi" and a close associate of former MP Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The former Eastern Provincial Council member was taken into custody over an alleged abduction incident that occurred in 2006.
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