Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu police Saturday arrested former Fisheries Minister K.P.P. Samy of the DMK here for the kidnapping and murder of a fisherman in Puducherry.


According to the police, Samy was arrested in the morning for planning the murder of Chelladurai, whose wife had reported him missing in 2006 and filed a habeus corpus petition. Samy's body was later found in Puducherry.

The motive has its roots in differences over the distribution of 2004 tsunami relief to fishermen in Tiruvottiyur area of north Chennai.

Samy's brothers, K.P.P. Shankar and K.P.P. Chockalingam, and four others have already been arrested by the police and lodged in the Vellore prison, around 120 km from here.

On investigation, police found that Samy's brothers and four others were involved in the kidnapping and murder Chelladurai in Puducherry.