Monday, May 30 2005 21:12 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Kancheepuram: A warrant was issued this evening (May 30, 2005) by a court in Kancheepuram to arrest renowned columnist and chartered accountant, S Gurumurthy, in connection with the articles written by him on the Sankararaman murder case.

Judicial Magistrate-I G Uthamaraj issued the warrant, S Thyagarajan, Public Prosecutor in the case, said in Kancheepuram tonight.

The arrest warrant had been handed over to the Vishnu Kanchi station police inspector, Mohanavelu and accordingly, Gurumurthy, of the Swadeshi Jagran Manch, would have to be produced before the magistrate by June six.

The investigating team, which questioned him here some months back, felt that he had some truths that could lead to more information on the murder case, which took place on Sept 3 last year.

The Shankaracharyas of Kanchi Mutt, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi and his deputy, Vijayendra Saraswathi, are among the accused in the case.