Chennai: The Tamil Nadu police Crime Branch CID on April 16 filed an application in
a city magistrate's court to bring R R Gopal, Editor of Tamil biweekly 'Nakheeran'
under the provisions of Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), in the case filed
against him for sedition and under the arms act.
The Metropolitan Magistrate is yet to sign the application. On April 12, fresh cases
of sedition and murder had been registered under IPC against Gopal, after his arrest
on April 11.
The case was registered against Gopal after an un-licensed revolver and a pamphlet
in support of the outlawed Tamil Nadu Liberation Army was allegedly found on his
person when the police searched him.
Besides the two new cases, Gopal is accused in 11 other cases. He has secured bail
in all but the two latest ones.
PTI
